Cobden Beach - The Channel surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 03 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
18.5° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than 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 7PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (03 Mar)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (03 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)20s

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


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Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
Period(s) (?)111111112020191818181616161615151414141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)91909088132276361528522510548529522503380360350280213207243187184236
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
5
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
5
SSW
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
10
NW
10
WNW
5
W
5
S
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
oncrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
ononcross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:39AM
3.37
12:01AM
3.27
12:17PM
3.38
12:38AM
3.26
12:53PM
3.32
1:12AM
3.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:51PM
0.54
6:09AM
0.56
6:29PM
0.52
6:45AM
0.56
7:05PM
0.56
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sunrise--------7:16-------7:18-------
Sunset---8:16-------8:15-------8:14----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C10151414121110912151616141211101315161514121111
Feels °C (?)612101111976101314151411981214141413111010
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