Cobden Beach - The Channel Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.44° S 171.20° E

Cobden Beach - The Channel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cobden Beach - The Channel sea temperature is
12.2°C
0.3° 

Cobden Beach - The Channel surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (27 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 11PM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 21s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)--
Afternoon (27 Sep)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (27 Sep)11ft (3.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
5 PM
8 PM
11 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
Rating
(10 max)
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4
4
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3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
W
10
3.5
W
10
3.5
W
11
3.5
W
11
3.5
W
10
3
W
10
3
W
9
3
W
9
3
W
9
3
W
9
3
W
9
3
W
9
1.6
W
14
1.7
WSW
14
2.5
W
14
2.5
W
14
2.4
W
14
2.2
W
14
1.8
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3103
2499
2945
3046
2726
2016
1520
1392
1361
1361
1314
1487
1018
1139
2510
2299
2248
1922
544
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
15
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
W
5
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
00:06AM3.40m
12:28PM3.34m
00:43AM3.42m
1:05PM3.34m
Low Tide
5:58PM0.57m
6:18AM0.50m
6:33PM0.54m
6:55AM0.52m
7:12PM0.58m
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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7:15
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7:13
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8:36
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7:37
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7:37
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 mm
1
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1
1
1
1
2
1
1
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Temp °C
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
10
11
12
11
11
Feels °C
7
6
3
3
3
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
8
9
9
8
9
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