Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 3AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat night, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri night, strong winds from the WSW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 809 | 668 | 566 | 556 | 469 | 469 | 404 | 183 | 449 | 560 | 476 | 1168 | 2345 | 2800 | 2648 | 2274 | 2788 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:56PM3.20m | 10:18AM3.20m | 10:30PM3.33m | 10:53AM3.29m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:07AM0.65m | 4:24PM0.66m | 4:42AM0.55m | 4:58PM0.57m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 1 | -1 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 23 | — | — | W 10 | W 22 | WSW 21 |
| kJ | 809 | 668 | 566 | 556 | 469 | 469 | 404 | 183 | 449 | 560 | 476 | 11 | — | — | 2648 | 36 | 87 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | WSW 12 | N 12 | W 24 | W 24 | — | — | — | W 22 | WSW 15 | — |
| kJ | — | 21 | 20 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 109 | 3 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | 38 | 22 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 13 | — | — | — | N 12 | — | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | NNW 5 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 62 | 1168 | 2345 | 2800 | — | 2274 | 2788 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 169 | 173 | 368 | 178 | 153 |
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