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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 Wednesday 26 Nov 2025 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
16.1° C
 (Which is 1.8°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 3PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 2.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Nov)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (26 Nov)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (26 Nov)6ft (1.8m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
!
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
!
!
!
!
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.1
NW
1.8
NW
1.6
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
WNW
1.8
N
3
N
2.5
NNW
2.5
NW
2.3
NW
2.2
NW
2.1
NW
1.9
NW
1.8
NW
1.3
NNW
1.4
NW
1.3
W
1.6
W
1.7
W
1.8
W
1.9
W
1.9
W
Period(s) (?)88999888888888998891010101011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8049537185404122562353571020960840702665596542454207244287464555648783813
Wind
(km/h)
30
N
25
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
ENE
25
NNE
40
N
35
NNW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
E
5
N
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		ononcross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		glasscross-
on		crosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:24PM
2.85
4:00AM
2.75
4:19PM
2.79
4:58AM
2.71
5:20PM
2.78
5:58AM
2.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:15AM
1.17
9:45PM
1.16
10:08AM
1.19
10:44PM
1.14
11:07AM
1.18
11:44PM
1.08
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunrise-------5:54-------5:54-------5:54
Sunset---8:47-------8:50-------8:51----
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
4321---19621--1---------
Temp. °C171817171615141617171718161515151717181613121212
Feels °C (?)13151616161412131213171816151516171516141110910
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