Cobden Beach - The Channel surf break

Cobden Beach - The Channel surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 10 Apr 2026 NZST
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Cobden Beach - The Channel surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cobden Beach - The Channel sea temperature is
17.5° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today?

The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 6AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (11 Apr)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (11 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
WSW
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
WSW
0.6
W
1
W
0.9
WNW
1
W
1
W
1.3
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.9
W
1.9
W
1.5
W
Period(s) (?)101010999131312121210101011111111111111101215
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)290235184138785549515010627815718818840354659966365158851678510101024
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
0
E
5
SW
5
S
5
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
5
E
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crossononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:18AM
2.49
5:59PM
2.49
6:30AM
2.57
7:03PM
2.60
7:28AM
2.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:59PM
1.37
11:44AM
1.32
12:14AM
1.30
12:50PM
1.19
1:17AM
1.16
1:44PM
1.01
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise----7:01-------7:03-------7:03---
Sunset-------6:09-------6:07-------6:06
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
---------------------222
Temp. °C121211101217191614121110131517151413121314161614
Feels °C (?)1111981015171412986101416141312101112151513
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