Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 1PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 424 | 424 | 334 | 324 | 244 | 236 | 145 | 142 | 106 | 117 | 204 | 306 | 231 | 572 | 700 | 700 | 700 | 700 | 683 | 573 | 640 | 640 | 222 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:36AM2.95m | 4:01PM2.81m | 4:32AM2.80m | 4:57PM2.70m | 5:33AM2.71m | 6:01PM2.66m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:50AM1.12m | 10:13PM1.23m | 10:43AM1.29m | 11:14PM1.37m | 11:43AM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 7 |
| kJ | 424 | 424 | 334 | 324 | 244 | 236 | 145 | 142 | 106 | 117 | 204 | 306 | 231 | 572 | 700 | 700 | 700 | 700 | 683 | 573 | 640 | 640 | 183 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | N 10 | N 10 | WSW 13 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 10 | — | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 39 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 21 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 125 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | 222 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | N 10 | — | N 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 44 | 21 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | N 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 5 | 42 | 106 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 | 128 | 180 |
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