Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 2PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 15 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 542 | 481 | 459 | 828 | 473 | 458 | 346 | 284 | 258 | 192 | 189 | 269 | 555 | 608 | 530 | 522 | 411 | 386 | 373 | 367 | 361 | 298 | 288 | 229 | 209 | 205 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:11PM3.09m | 1:36AM3.00m | 1:48PM3.00m | 2:16AM2.90m | 2:29PM2.89m | 3:01AM2.79m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:06AM0.97m | 7:23PM0.98m | 7:44AM1.05m | 8:02PM1.06m | 8:24AM1.12m | 8:45PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | 8:35 |
mm | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 15 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 542 | 481 | 459 | 330 | 376 | 458 | 346 | 284 | 198 | 150 | 116 | 86 | 555 | 608 | 530 | 522 | 411 | 386 | 373 | 367 | 361 | 298 | 288 | 229 | 209 | 205 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NNE 7 | N 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 7 | N 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | N 14 | WNW 6 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 |
| kJ | 284 | 324 | 357 | 10 | 8 | 276 | 269 | 265 | 258 | 192 | 189 | 269 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 7 | N 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 11 | N 6 | NW 7 | N 6 | N 12 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 6 | N 14 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 6 | W 20 | NW 6 | W 19 | W 19 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 828 | 473 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 122 | 48 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 180 | 227 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 48 | 202 | 202 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 202 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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