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Cobden Beach - The Channel Surf Forecast
/ West Coast South Island (21 surf breaks) /
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Cobden Beach - The Channel surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 12 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 1.7°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: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (13 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 599 | 663 | 663 | 723 | 658 | 926 | 1175 | 3094 | 3253 | 3341 | 2840 | 2347 | 2113 | 1866 | 2239 | 2364 | 2147 | 1794 | 1559 | 2398 | 2398 | 1771 | 1326 | 1152 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- off | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:03PM 2.60 | 7:28AM 2.72 | 7:56PM 2.76 | 8:15AM 2.91 | 8:42PM 2.94 | 8:57AM 3.11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:17AM 1.16 | 1:44PM 1.01 | 2:07AM 0.98 | 2:30PM 0.81 | 2:50AM 0.80 | 3:11PM 0.62 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:02 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
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