Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (21 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 12AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 627 | 617 | 515 | 507 | 424 | 408 | 334 | 324 | 244 | 289 | 145 | 142 | 106 | 112 | 240 | 342 | 273 | 638 | 743 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:10PM2.95m | 3:36AM2.95m | 4:01PM2.81m | 4:32AM2.80m | 4:57PM2.70m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:20PM1.06m | 9:50AM1.12m | 10:13PM1.23m | 10:43AM1.29m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | NNW 10 | WSW 12 | W 5 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 627 | 617 | 515 | 507 | 424 | 408 | 334 | 324 | 244 | 37 | 145 | 22 | 106 | 112 | 240 | 342 | 273 | 638 | 743 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | W 17 | NNW 10 | WSW 12 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 15 | N 10 | WSW 13 | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | 61 | 58 | 57 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 22 | 21 | 142 | 16 | 17 | 42 | 17 | 125 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | W 20 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | — | W 16 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | W 15 | N 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 25 | 24 | — | 21 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 17 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | — | — | W 12 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 289 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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