Cobden Beach - The Channel Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.44° S 171.20° E

Cobden Beach - The Channel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cobden Beach - The Channel sea temperature is
14.1°C
1.4° 

Cobden Beach - The Channel surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 7PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)7ft (2.2m)13s
Afternoon (16 Oct)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (16 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
W
13
1.7
W
13
1.6
W
13
1.5
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1335
972
838
647
555
418
349
293
237
225
205
180
183
183
170
170
180
92
85
99
91
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
S
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
2:51PM2.80m
3:26AM2.68m
3:41PM2.66m
4:24AM2.56m
4:44PM2.55m
Low Tide
8:46AM1.10m
9:08PM1.14m
9:33AM1.23m
10:04PM1.27m
10:31AM1.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:41
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Temp °C
10
13
14
13
9
7
7
6
9
11
11
11
10
9
8
7
10
11
12
11
10
Feels °C
6
9
10
9
4
2
3
2
6
7
8
8
8
7
6
4
9
9
10
10
9
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