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Cobden Beach - The Channel Surf Forecast
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Cobden Beach - The Channel surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 02 Jun 2026 NZSTForecast 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
14.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (02 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 6PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (02 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (02 Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
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 34mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thursday 4 | Fri 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
N 10 | N 10 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | N 7 | NNW 8 | N 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | |
623 | 544 | 493 | 727 | 655 | 477 | 299 | 638 | 529 | 305 | 264 | 167 | 154 | 92 | 78 | 56 | 202 | 336 | 230 | 378 | 460 | 606 | 564 | 640 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:50AM3.10m | 00:04AM3.12m | 12:28PM3.05m | 00:41AM3.06m | 1:07PM2.97m | 1:21AM2.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:00PM1.08m | 6:15AM1.07m | 6:36PM1.09m | 6:54AM1.09m | 7:15PM1.11m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 |
 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | 5:08 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | WNW 9 | N 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | N 7 | NNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
 kJ | 623 | 544 | 493 | 318 | 655 | 477 | 299 | 638 | 529 | 305 | 264 | 167 | 154 | 92 | 78 | 56 | 202 | 336 | 230 | 378 | 460 | 606 | 564 | 640 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | N 10 | W 15 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | W 10 | N 4 | WSW 10 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 215 | 255 | 424 | 38 | 277 | 233 | 196 | 204 | 162 | 125 | 94 | 68 | 45 | 56 | 8 | 22 | 39 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 15 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 12 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | N 9 | WSW 10 | N 9 | WSW 10 | W 15 | W 15 | N 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 42 | 147 | 39 | — | 63 | 60 | 112 | 8 | 12 | 85 | 41 | 69 | 61 | 28 | 36 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | ENE 3 | NNE 5 | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 727 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 47 | — | — | 221 | 193 | 131 | 36 | 62 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 163 | 85 | 85 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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