Cobden Beach - The Channel Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.44° S 171.20° E

Cobden Beach - The Channel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cobden Beach - The Channel sea temperature is
12.8°C
0.6° 

Cobden Beach - The Channel surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 2AM is: 5.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)13ft (4.0m)11s
Afternoon (01 Sep)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (01 Sep)7ft (2.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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3
2
3
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4
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5.5
WSW
12
5.5
WSW
12
5
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
11
4
W
11
3.5
W
11
3
W
10
1.7
W
13
2.2
W
9
1.5
W
13
2.3
W
13
2.1
W
13
2
W
13
2
W
14
1.2
WSW
14
2.5
WNW
7
3
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8411
8380
6621
5050
4020
2831
2057
1034
824
824
1894
1543
1422
1451
588
720
1041
Wind (km/h)
40
SW
40
WSW
35
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
0
NW
20
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
High Tide
00:45AM3.33m
1:07PM3.21m
1:25AM3.23m
1:48PM3.10m
Low Tide
6:36PM0.67m
6:59AM0.65m
7:15PM0.73m
7:40AM0.75m
7:58PM0.84m
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7:01
7:00
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6:08
6:09
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
Temp °C
9
9
8
8
8
9
8
9
10
10
10
10
11
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
-1
-1
-1
1
3
4
5
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8
7
9
10
7
7
8
9
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