Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 6PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 6°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | W 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2177 | 1936 | 1554 | 1335 | 1162 | 1018 | 861 | 836 | 933 | 1018 | 892 | 361 | 797 | 668 | 566 | 553 | 303 | 472 | 155 | 260 | 522 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 9:04AM2.90m | 9:20PM3.05m | 9:43AM3.06m | 9:56PM3.20m | 10:18AM3.20m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:13PM0.94m | 3:32AM0.81m | 3:49PM0.78m | 4:07AM0.65m | 4:24PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WNW 8 | W 8 | N 12 |
| kJ | 2177 | 1936 | 1554 | 1335 | 1162 | 1018 | 861 | 836 | 933 | 1018 | 892 | 239 | 797 | 668 | 566 | 553 | 303 | 472 | 155 | 260 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | WSW 13 | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 7 | N 13 | WSW 12 | NNW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 361 | — | 21 | 20 | 20 | 81 | 3 | 145 | 74 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | N 13 | N 13 | — | N 12 | WSW 12 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 81 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | — | 522 |
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 | 0 | 0 |
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