Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 1PM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat morning, min 3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2804 | 2898 | 2753 | 2534 | 2601 | 2702 | 2935 | 3142 | 2983 | 2616 | 2347 | 2119 | 1963 | 2029 | 1619 | 1460 | 1275 | 1137 | 965 | 834 | 811 | 684 | 665 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 00:02AM3.49m | 12:26PM3.33m | 00:43AM3.40m | 1:05PM3.23m | 1:23AM3.24m | 1:44PM3.08m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:16AM0.43m | 6:33PM0.52m | 6:57AM0.54m | 7:13PM0.64m | 7:37AM0.70m | 7:53PM0.81m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 2804 | 2898 | 2753 | 2534 | 2601 | 2702 | 2935 | 3142 | 2983 | 2616 | 2347 | 2119 | 1963 | 2029 | 1619 | 1460 | 1275 | 1137 | 965 | 834 | 811 | 684 | 665 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 7 | 0 |
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