Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (15 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 11PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (15 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3606 | 3353 | 2948 | 2445 | 2358 | 2313 | 1951 | 1762 | 1376 | 1087 | 797 | 746 | 636 | 236 | 371 | 650 | 874 | 854 | 854 | 901 | 736 | 1100 | 957 | 926 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:55PM3.46m | 11:26AM3.45m | 11:48PM3.51m | 12:21PM3.43m | 00:41AM3.49m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:43PM0.61m | 5:08AM0.52m | 5:36PM0.61m | 6:02AM0.52m | 6:29PM0.65m | 6:57AM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | |
5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
3606 | 3353 | 2948 | 2445 | 2358 | 2313 | 1951 | 1762 | 1376 | 1087 | 797 | 746 | — | 236 | 142 | 42 | 874 | 854 | 854 | 901 | 736 | 1100 | 957 | 926 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 23 | W 22 | W 22 | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 | WSW 14 | W 13 | WSW 18 | W 16 | W 16 |
— | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 67 | 67 | 63 | 229 | 104 | 190 | 251 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | N 11 | WSW 18 | W 18 | N 13 | N 14 | N 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 3 | 109 | 162 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 636 | 165 | 371 | 650 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 173 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 85 | 153 | 190 | 153 | 153 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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