Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (30 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 12AM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1250 | 872 | 685 | 679 | 664 | 567 | 390 | 324 | 322 | 961 | 849 | 743 | 665 | 596 | 514 | 443 | 174 | 196 | 263 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 1:05PM3.34m | 1:22AM3.37m | 1:45PM3.27m | 2:07AM3.25m | 2:29PM3.16m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:12PM0.58m | 7:36AM0.61m | 7:54PM0.67m | 8:20AM0.76m | 8:42PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 1250 | 872 | 685 | 679 | 664 | 567 | 377 | 324 | 277 | 961 | 849 | 743 | 665 | 596 | 514 | 443 | 147 | 123 | 123 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | — | 596 | 507 | 400 | 394 | 313 | 390 | 317 | 322 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 174 | 196 | 263 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 48 | 48 | 7 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 85 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 7 | 48 | 48 | 7 | 0 |
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