Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 10AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | N 8 | NW 13 | NNW 12 | N 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 19 | WSW 18 | W 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 188 | 181 | 253 | 1163 | 752 | 1109 | 1219 | 1079 | 854 | 525 | 604 | 669 | 595 | 513 | 453 | 490 | 406 | 300 | 284 | 296 | 1048 | 1156 | 1810 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:13AM3.29m | 10:33PM3.44m | 11:01AM3.37m | 11:19PM3.51m | 11:44AM3.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:58AM0.58m | 4:23PM0.60m | 4:47AM0.45m | 5:09PM0.50m | 5:33AM0.40m | 5:52PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 12 | N 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 19 | WSW 18 | W 18 |
| kJ | 159 | 172 | 187 | 1163 | 752 | 1109 | 1219 | 1079 | 854 | 525 | 604 | 669 | 595 | 513 | 453 | 490 | 399 | 300 | 238 | 146 | 1048 | 1156 | 1810 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | NW 13 | W 15 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 188 | 181 | 253 | 119 | 594 | 497 | 354 | 375 | 433 | 500 | 260 | 187 | 235 | 454 | 411 | 337 | 406 | 215 | 284 | 296 | 64 | 39 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | NW 9 | W 16 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 16 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 17 | W 13 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | W 18 | W 19 | W 19 | NNW 8 | WSW 10 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 21 | 179 | — | 70 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 183 | 168 | 179 | 229 | 90 | 70 | 37 | 34 | 15 | 232 | 188 | 267 | 45 | 19 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 114 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 84 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 7 | 0 |
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