Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 11AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat night, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 861 | 836 | 824 | 290 | 367 | 361 | 809 | 668 | 649 | 553 | 544 | 469 | 396 | 270 | 449 | 560 | 600 | 710 | 912 | 1862 | 1927 | 1810 | 2270 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | off | glassy |
High Tide | 9:43AM3.06m | 9:56PM3.20m | 10:18AM3.20m | 10:30PM3.33m | 10:53AM3.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:32AM0.81m | 3:49PM0.78m | 4:07AM0.65m | 4:24PM0.66m | 4:42AM0.55m | 4:58PM0.57m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 23 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 21 |
| kJ | 861 | 836 | 824 | 277 | 270 | 277 | 809 | 668 | 649 | 553 | 544 | 469 | 396 | 270 | 449 | 560 | 600 | 710 | 11 | — | 1927 | 1810 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | W 12 | N 12 | N 12 | W 24 | W 16 | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 290 | 367 | 361 | — | 21 | 20 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 75 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 5 | — | — | 22 | 43 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | N 13 | — | — | — | N 12 | — | W 24 | N 12 | W 23 | — | — | W 22 | W 22 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 25 | 25 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 11 | 3 | 11 | — | — | 38 | 36 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 9 | — | — | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 912 | 1862 | — | — | 2270 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 0 | 172 | 163 | 180 | 0 | 1 |
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