Cobden Beach - The Channel surf break

Cobden Beach - The Channel surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 06 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Cobden Beach - The Channel surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cobden Beach - The Channel sea temperature is
17.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today?

The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 8AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (06 Mar)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (06 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
4
!
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4
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.6
W
0.9
WSW
1
W
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.7
W
1.9
W
2
W
2
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
2
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
Period(s) (?)141313131414151212141415151515151515151515151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3082392361812692761592362807038251241158917801780195919591959193317331733154615461411
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
W
5
WSW
0
WSW
0
SSE
5
ESE
0
ENE
0
NW
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassoffoffoffglasscross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:12AM
3.21
1:28PM
3.22
1:46AM
3.12
2:03PM
3.09
2:19AM
3.00
2:39PM
2.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:05PM
0.56
7:20AM
0.62
7:40PM
0.65
7:54AM
0.73
8:15PM
0.78
8:29AM
0.87
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Sunrise----7:18-------7:20-------7:22---
Sunset-------8:12-------8:09-------8:08
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-------------------12111
Temp. °C131211111416171615141313151717171616161617171717
Feels °C (?)121110101415161615131212151617181717171817161617
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