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Cobden Beach - The Channel surf break

Cobden Beach - The Channel surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 08 Jan 2026 NZDT
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Cobden Beach - The Channel surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cobden Beach - The Channel sea temperature is
17.8° C
 (Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today?

The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 3PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (08 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (08 Jan)3ft (0.9m)10s

Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.7
WSW
1.4
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.1
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.5
WNW
1.6
NW
1.7
W
Period(s) (?)10101010101012131313778812151515141414779
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)112139116146222227250289238170176302277289355300558456443366361234289455
Wind
(km/h)
0
WNW
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
5
S
5
E
10
NE
15
N
20
N
15
W
15
W
5
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
ESE
5
NE
20
N
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
30
NNW
35
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglasscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
on		crossoffcrosscross-
on		ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:20PM
3.18
3:46AM
3.00
4:07PM
3.01
4:32AM
2.86
4:58PM
2.86
5:23AM
2.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:08AM
0.86
9:37PM
0.89
9:54AM
1.01
10:24PM
1.05
10:42AM
1.16
11:13PM
1.20
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise-------6:07-------6:09-------6:09
Sunset---9:14-------9:14-------9:14----
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----1---13---11---111122
Temp. °C181919181515151617181818171413141618191919181818
Feels °C (?)191717161515141416181819171211131416181818161513
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