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Cobden Beach - The Channel Surf Forecast
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Cobden Beach - The Channel surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 13 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Cobden Beach - The Channel surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cobden Beach - The Channel sea temperature is
17.3° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today?
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 12PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (13 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 663 | 646 | 658 | 918 | 1155 | 3062 | 3224 | 3341 | 2914 | 2385 | 2113 | 1866 | 1805 | 1921 | 2015 | 1763 | 1427 | 1276 | 1625 | 1613 | 1351 | 1197 | 1076 | 1223 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | cross- on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:28AM 2.72 | 7:56PM 2.76 | 8:15AM 2.91 | 8:42PM 2.94 | 8:57AM 3.11 | 9:24PM 3.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:17AM 1.16 | 1:44PM 1.01 | 2:07AM 0.98 | 2:30PM 0.81 | 2:50AM 0.80 | 3:11PM 0.62 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:02 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
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