Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 10AM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | W 16 | W 16 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2701 | 3344 | 4808 | 6600 | 6274 | 5495 | 4284 | 3423 | 2677 | 2281 | 1887 | 1387 | 1127 | 991 | 972 | 1057 | 1074 | 1036 | 900 | 789 | 687 | 573 | 474 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | glassy | off |
High Tide | 7:37AM2.74m | 8:07PM2.77m | 8:32AM2.83m | 8:58PM2.89m | 9:20AM2.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:25AM1.45m | 1:53PM1.45m | 2:22AM1.40m | 2:49PM1.37m | 3:11AM1.31m | 3:35PM1.26m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 2701 | 3344 | 4808 | 6600 | 6274 | 5495 | 4284 | 3423 | 2677 | 2281 | 1887 | 1387 | 1127 | 991 | 972 | 1057 | 1074 | 1036 | 900 | 789 | 687 | 573 | 474 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 181 | 151 | 99 | 29 | 39 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 |
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