Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 5AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 17s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1739 | 1576 | 1554 | 1554 | 1619 | 2187 | 2212 | 2212 | 2136 | 1940 | 1857 | 2027 | 730 | 684 | 530 | 631 | 529 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:12AM3.45m | 1:39PM3.26m | 1:58AM3.31m | 2:24PM3.11m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:00PM0.61m | 7:28AM0.60m | 7:45PM0.72m | 8:15AM0.75m | 8:31PM0.88m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 1739 | 1576 | 1554 | 1554 | 1619 | 2187 | 2212 | 2212 | 2136 | 1940 | 1857 | 2027 | 426 | 349 | 341 | 295 | 241 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 730 | 684 | 530 | 631 | 529 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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