Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (15 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 4AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.9m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (15 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 17 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 6 | W 8 | W 9 | W 11 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 282 | 400 | 380 | 447 | 749 | 805 | 3899 | 3329 | 3162 | 2842 | 2522 | 2507 | 1951 | 1762 | 1397 | 1087 | 797 | 746 | 625 | 211 | 671 | 1275 | 1926 | 2260 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:02PM3.36m | 10:29AM3.42m | 10:55PM3.46m | 11:26AM3.45m | 11:48PM3.51m | 12:21PM3.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:14AM0.57m | 4:43PM0.61m | 5:08AM0.52m | 5:36PM0.61m | 6:02AM0.52m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — |
mm | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 8 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 9 | W 9 | W 17 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | — | WSW 12 | W 8 | W 9 | W 11 | W 12 |
| kJ | 282 | 400 | 380 | 447 | 749 | 805 | 3899 | 3329 | 3162 | 2842 | 2522 | 2507 | 1951 | 1762 | 1397 | 1087 | 797 | 746 | — | 189 | 671 | 1275 | 1926 | 2260 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | — | — | — | W 14 | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 23 | W 12 | W 21 | W 21 | W 20 |
| kJ | 188 | — | — | — | 429 | 585 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 73 | 9 | 34 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 88 | 261 | 293 | 437 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 625 | 211 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 86 | 169 | 169 | 180 | 169 | 190 | 201 | 180 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 180 | 163 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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