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Cobden Beach - The Channel Surf Forecast
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Cobden Beach - The Channel surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today?
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 9PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 1.9m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) (?) | 10 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1577 | 1743 | 4467 | 4343 | 4189 | 3511 | 3042 | 2282 | 2246 | 1896 | 1522 | 1256 | 1005 | 524 | 543 | 492 | 325 | 192 | 110 | 435 | 1062 | 2899 | 5492 | 4641 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:34PM 3.00 | 9:00AM 2.97 | 9:20PM 3.12 | 9:43AM 3.07 | 9:59PM 3.20 | 10:19AM 3.14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:21PM 1.12 | 2:47AM 0.97 | 3:10PM 0.97 | 3:32AM 0.85 | 3:51PM 0.84 | 4:10AM 0.76 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 12 | 13 |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for West Coast South Island
Still cross-shore at Cobden Beach - The Channel (moderate winds from the WSW at HokitikaAeroAws 35 km from Cobden Beach - The Channel). 3.4m 12s groundswell from the W with a 2.2m 11s groundswell from the NW. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
35 km away, 1 h 30 min ago
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