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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 am Wednesday 07 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
17.6° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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

The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 8AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (07 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (07 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.6
WSW
0.4
NNW
0.6
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.5
W
1.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)1414141414121311111111111010101010101213131379
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)107106103979710759100123121119117123139136180184187250235238235220238
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
S
5
SE
5
ESE
0
SSW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
SW
5
S
5
SE
5
SE
0
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
NE
5
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		glassoffglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crossglassglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		crossglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:17AM
3.28
2:35PM
3.33
3:02AM
3.14
3:20PM
3.18
3:46AM
3.00
4:07PM
3.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:04PM
0.63
8:24AM
0.74
8:51PM
0.75
9:08AM
0.86
9:37PM
0.89
9:54AM
1.01
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sunrise---6:05-------6:07-------6:07----
Sunset-------9:15-------9:14-------9:14
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------------121-
Temp. °C151413121618171715151515171919181615161617181918
Feels °C (?)141413111616151514151616181817171615161517181917
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