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Cobden Beach - The Channel surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 10 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.0° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than 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 9PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 679 | 746 | 736 | 736 | 734 | 1463 | 1449 | 1487 | 1465 | 1034 | 919 | 933 | 824 | 722 | 608 | 498 | 1127 | 463 | 474 | 564 | 721 | 418 | 528 | 349 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:55PM 3.12 | 4:29AM 2.96 | 4:52PM 2.98 | 5:24AM 2.84 | 5:51PM 2.88 | 6:21AM 2.76 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:16PM 0.99 | 10:36AM 1.13 | 11:12PM 1.12 | 11:34AM 1.24 | 12:09AM 1.22 | 12:33PM 1.31 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 9:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 13 |
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