Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 8PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 471 | 458 | 458 | 458 | 471 | 431 | 443 | 437 | 336 | 336 | 269 | 210 | 184 | 276 | 212 | 514 | 627 | 1108 | 1433 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:03PM2.63m | 4:45AM2.59m | 5:12PM2.55m | 5:55AM2.55m | 6:28PM2.55m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:23PM1.36m | 10:53AM1.43m | 11:36PM1.46m | 12:08PM1.50m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 19 | N 7 |
| kJ | 471 | 458 | 458 | 458 | 471 | 431 | 443 | 437 | 336 | 336 | 269 | 210 | 184 | 276 | 212 | 514 | 627 | 123 | 77 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | — | W 18 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | WSW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | 27 | 166 | 89 | 90 | — | 87 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 19 | WSW 19 | — | W 20 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 65 | 71 | — | 67 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 42 | 184 | 1108 | 1433 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 86 | 169 |
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