Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 6PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 886 | 1554 | 1382 | 1240 | 1106 | 834 | 724 | 613 | 514 | 500 | 145 | 141 | 123 | 118 | 171 | 257 | 426 | 504 | 789 | 1455 | 1365 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:30PM3.18m | 00:49AM3.14m | 1:06PM3.06m | 1:27AM2.98m | 1:42PM2.91m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:24AM0.57m | 6:39PM0.64m | 7:00AM0.71m | 7:16PM0.80m | 7:37AM0.89m | 7:55PM0.97m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 6 |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 317 | 1554 | 1382 | 1240 | 1106 | 834 | 724 | 613 | 514 | 500 | 125 | 123 | 123 | 118 | 171 | 257 | 426 | 504 | 789 | 1455 | 1365 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 18 | W 18 | W 19 | — | — | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 886 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 145 | 141 | 99 | 98 | 96 | 6 | 6 | 7 | — | — | 205 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 34 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 122 | 168 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 128 | 128 | 0 |
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