Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 3PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 112mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 724 | 836 | 870 | 868 | 2524 | 2436 | 2245 | 2155 | 758 | 2029 | 523 | 746 | 921 | 860 | 752 | 579 | 454 | 366 | 653 | 602 | 939 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:55AM2.83m | 9:17PM2.94m | 9:38AM2.97m | 9:55PM3.09m | 10:15AM3.09m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:10PM1.19m | 3:29AM1.11m | 3:49PM1.04m | 4:06AM0.95m | 4:24PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | W 14 | W 14 | — | WSW 14 | — | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 16 | NW 8 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 714 | 507 | 500 | 563 | — | 2436 | 2245 | — | 758 | — | 523 | 421 | 921 | 860 | 752 | 579 | 454 | 366 | 181 | 602 | 939 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 15 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 232 | 229 | 208 | 157 | 157 | 110 | 72 | 170 | 215 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | W 17 | W 16 | — | WSW 12 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 47 | 99 | 101 | 86 | 132 | — | 28 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 14 | — | — | W 14 | WNW 7 | W 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | — | — | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | N 6 | NW 8 | N 7 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 724 | 836 | 870 | 868 | 2524 | — | — | 2155 | 444 | 2029 | 499 | 746 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 62 | 653 | 277 | 261 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 196 | 190 | 177 | 190 | 156 | 156 | 85 | 156 | 122 | 122 | 190 | 163 | 122 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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