Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (25 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 10PM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the N by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1216 | 1005 | 978 | 845 | 813 | 779 | 704 | 281 | 717 | 1159 | 2013 | 3908 | 5388 | 4768 | 5203 | 4902 | 3737 | 2838 | 1047 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:57PM3.32m | 11:22AM3.31m | 11:38PM3.41m | 12:02PM3.38m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:50PM0.63m | 5:11AM0.53m | 5:29PM0.55m | 5:51AM0.51m | 6:09PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 16 | 17 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 9 | W 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | NW 11 |
| kJ | 1216 | 1005 | 978 | 845 | 813 | 779 | 704 | 281 | 171 | 141 | — | — | 5388 | 4768 | — | — | — | — | 1047 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 20 | — | W 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | 60 | 184 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 10 | — | — | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | 717 | 1159 | 2013 | 3908 | — | — | 5203 | 4902 | 3737 | 2838 | 708 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 202 | 180 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 498 | 172 | 153 | 153 | 201 | 206 | 156 |
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