Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 4AM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 127mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed night, fresh winds from the NE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2722 | 2436 | 2245 | 1975 | 1905 | 617 | 608 | 672 | 985 | 913 | 863 | 739 | 606 | 523 | 346 | 981 | 1417 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:17PM2.94m | 9:38AM2.97m | 9:55PM3.09m | 10:15AM3.09m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:29AM1.11m | 3:49PM1.04m | 4:06AM0.95m | 4:24PM0.89m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 15 | NW 9 |
| kJ | — | 2436 | 2245 | 1975 | — | 617 | 608 | 421 | 985 | 913 | 863 | 739 | 606 | 523 | 346 | 170 | 1417 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | NW 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 236 | 225 | 208 | 160 | 155 | 146 | 46 | 14 | 213 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | W 17 | WSW 16 | W 16 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 47 | 97 | 101 | 86 | 86 | 181 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | — | — | — | W 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | NW 8 | — |
| kJ | 2722 | — | — | — | 1905 | 444 | 437 | 672 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 222 | 981 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 156 | 156 | 80 | 37 | 122 | 153 | 153 | 172 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 128 | 0 | 0 |
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