Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 9AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 951 | 834 | 724 | 613 | 514 | 500 | 145 | 141 | 99 | 115 | 142 | 231 | 386 | 461 | 716 | 1175 | 1088 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:49AM3.14m | 1:06PM3.06m | 1:27AM2.98m | 1:42PM2.91m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:39PM0.64m | 7:00AM0.71m | 7:16PM0.80m | 7:37AM0.89m | 7:55PM0.97m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 951 | 834 | 724 | 613 | 514 | 500 | 125 | 96 | 96 | 115 | 142 | 231 | 386 | 461 | 716 | 1175 | 1088 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 145 | 141 | 99 | 98 | 96 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | — | NNE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 33 | — | 81 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 128 | 128 | 0 |
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