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 Sunday 22 Mar 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
16.7° C
(Which is 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 9AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (22 Mar)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (22 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)141414131314141313131414161614141414131313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)437425395384312326336201192249289361763773542507425401312303238186165115
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
S
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
10
ESE
5
NE
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
offglassglasscross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:28AM
3.36
1:47PM
3.38
2:11AM
3.26
2:35PM
3.23
2:59AM
3.12
3:33PM
3.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:18PM
0.47
7:35AM
0.55
8:01PM
0.60
8:21AM
0.68
8:49PM
0.78
9:14AM
0.86
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise----7:37-------7:39-------7:41---
Sunset-------7:45-------7:43-------7:40
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151413131416161514131313141616151414131313171716
Feels °C (?)151412121415141313121212131516151414121212161617
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