Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (16 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 7AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Nov) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 78mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thu 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 826 | 724 | 1254 | 1448 | 1309 | 962 | 742 | 596 | 401 | 330 | 250 | 265 | 351 | 939 | 758 | 735 | 724 | 799 | 1305 | 575 | 929 | 1173 | 1313 | 1592 | 1050 | 1909 | 1944 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 3:51AM2.68m | 4:09PM2.69m | 4:47AM2.61m | 5:09PM2.64m | 5:48AM2.58m | 6:12PM2.65m | 6:48AM2.62m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:58AM1.25m | 10:33PM1.24m | 10:56AM1.27m | 11:34PM1.23m | 11:58AM1.26m | 00:34AM1.16m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | 8:39 |
mm | 6 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 15 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 13 | N 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 |
| kJ | 826 | 724 | 50 | 81 | 121 | 962 | 742 | 596 | 401 | 330 | 250 | 196 | 171 | 132 | 117 | 95 | 95 | 799 | 2 | 53 | 32 | 31 | 11 | 11 | 759 | 1909 | 1944 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | N 18 | W 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | N 15 | N 15 | N 11 | N 15 | NW 8 | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 50 | 50 | — | — | 6 | 118 | 112 | 167 | 165 | 215 | 213 | 265 | 351 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 67 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | W 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 15 | — | — | N 15 | — | N 10 | — | — | N 14 | N 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | 113 | 77 | 47 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 6 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | W 13 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 94 | 239 | 1254 | 1448 | 1309 | — | — | — | 77 | 244 | 204 | 172 | 128 | 939 | 758 | 735 | 724 | — | 1305 | 575 | 929 | 1173 | 1313 | 1592 | 1050 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 128 | 136 | 136 | 202 | 201 | 190 | 48 | 85 | 153 | 156 | 7 | 202 | 202 | 196 | 204 | 85 | 48 | 180 | 190 | 201 | 153 | 196 | 346 | 153 | 172 | 0 | 0 |
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