Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 2PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 19 | WSW 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 353 | 341 | 284 | 217 | 164 | 156 | 320 | 435 | 460 | 407 | 407 | 400 | 337 | 320 | 264 | 581 | 1249 | 702 | 755 | 1059 | 2205 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:11AM2.94m | 8:39PM3.09m | 9:07AM3.09m | 9:29PM3.26m | 9:56AM3.21m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:26PM0.94m | 2:54AM0.74m | 3:19PM0.74m | 3:44AM0.57m | 4:05PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 10 |
| kJ | 353 | 341 | 284 | 217 | 164 | 156 | 320 | 435 | 460 | 407 | 407 | 400 | 337 | 320 | 264 | 581 | 341 | 574 | 755 | 758 | 826 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 | W 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 15 | W 19 | WSW 19 |
| kJ | 80 | 53 | 86 | 75 | 75 | 62 | 58 | 46 | 33 | 127 | 119 | 163 | 162 | 222 | 195 | 257 | 233 | 512 | 744 | 1059 | 2205 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | NNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 22 | N 7 | — | WSW 20 | W 14 | — |
| kJ | 25 | 38 | 22 | 33 | 47 | 44 | 88 | 79 | 127 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 57 | 156 | 1 | — | 517 | 494 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1249 | 702 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 0 | 63 | 122 | 122 | 128 | 153 | 201 | 180 |
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