Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (12 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 11AM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 17 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 622 | 648 | 828 | 1216 | 1246 | 417 | 322 | 476 | 868 | 979 | 894 | 869 | 845 | 822 | 799 | 655 | 636 | 531 | 523 | 505 | 350 | 341 | 282 | 484 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 7:42AM3.07m | 8:15PM3.07m | 8:38AM3.21m | 9:09PM3.22m | 9:33AM3.33m | 10:02PM3.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:30AM0.91m | 2:00PM0.80m | 2:26AM0.78m | 2:55PM0.71m | 3:20AM0.66m | 3:49PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 15 |
| kJ | 622 | 648 | 828 | 1216 | 1246 | 332 | 257 | 234 | 868 | 979 | 894 | 869 | 845 | 822 | 799 | 655 | 636 | 531 | 523 | 345 | 345 | 339 | 282 | 484 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 4 | — | W 20 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 17 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | — | 30 | 417 | 322 | 476 | 153 | 153 | 115 | 94 | 73 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 64 | 62 | 399 | 505 | 350 | 341 | 188 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | W 18 | W 13 | — | — | W 24 | W 24 | W 22 | W 22 | W 21 | WSW 20 | W 19 | W 18 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 175 | 307 | 171 | — | — | 11 | 11 | 38 | 36 | 81 | 128 | 192 | 314 | 46 | 35 | 33 | 39 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 74 | 181 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37 |
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