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Cobden Beach - The Channel surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 08 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.3° C
(Which is 1.5°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 10PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 234 | 188 | 222 | 216 | 211 | 176 | 163 | 163 | 343 | 264 | 399 | 306 | 295 | 573 | 698 | 576 | 525 | 443 | 296 | 235 | 188 | 141 | 78 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | glass | cross- off | off | off | glass | cross | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:35PM 2.64 | 2:52AM 2.61 | 3:36PM 2.52 | 4:00AM 2.51 | 4:48PM 2.46 | 5:18AM 2.49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:43PM 1.24 | 9:14AM 1.29 | 9:44PM 1.34 | 10:28AM 1.35 | 10:59PM 1.37 | 11:44AM 1.32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 17 |
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