Cobden Beach - The Channel Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.44° S 171.20° E

Cobden Beach - The Channel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cobden Beach - The Channel sea temperature is
12.2° C
0.0° 

Cobden Beach - The Channel surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (09 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 12AM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)--
Afternoon (09 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (09 Aug)6ft (1.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
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!
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3
!
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NNW
8
1.7
NNW
8
1.9
NNW
9
2.2
NNW
9
2.5
NNW
9
2.4
NNW
9
2
NNW
9
2.2
WNW
9
2.2
W
9
2.1
W
8
2
W
8
1
W
16
1
W
15
1
W
15
1
W
15
1
W
14
1
W
14
1
W
14
1
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
298
423
528
820
1109
958
655
775
766
587
453
509
484
447
435
429
423
405
372
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
20
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
N
20
NNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
0
ENE
5
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:28PM2.79m
7:05AM2.87m
7:43PM2.92m
8:17AM2.99m
8:48PM3.11m
Low Tide
12:06PM1.16m
00:48AM1.10m
1:25PM1.10m
2:02AM0.96m
2:35PM0.95m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
5:45
 mm
2
1
2
2
3
3
4
6
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
10
10
10
9
10
11
12
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
11
10
Feels °C
8
9
7
5
7
6
8
7
7
6
8
7
7
8
8
9
11
10
8
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