Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 6PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.9m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 66mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the NNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
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9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1285 | 1190 | 1368 | 514 | 437 | 509 | 742 | 794 | 826 | 752 | 356 | 1223 | 1045 | 1060 | 1315 | 2145 | 2790 | 2857 | 3478 | 4804 | 5054 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:48PM3.10m | 2:10AM3.09m | 2:36PM2.97m | 3:07AM2.93m | 3:37PM2.83m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:40AM0.75m | 7:58PM0.84m | 8:26AM0.90m | 8:50PM0.99m | 9:22AM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 14 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1285 | 1190 | — | 514 | 437 | 273 | 165 | 794 | 826 | 752 | 253 | 1223 | 1045 | 1060 | 1315 | 604 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 109 | 153 | 169 | 356 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 346 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 1368 | 289 | 373 | 509 | 742 | — | — | — | — | 227 | 244 | 263 | 777 | 2145 | 2790 | 2857 | 3478 | 4804 | 5054 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 190 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 122 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 190 | 196 | 207 | 207 | 227 | 307 | 202 |
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