Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (03 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 2PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (03 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
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 42mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 3 | Thursday 4 | Friday 5 | Sat 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | N 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 604 | 363 | 264 | 206 | 154 | 92 | 78 | 57 | 137 | 349 | 382 | 327 | 415 | 530 | 767 | 712 | 636 | 623 | 609 | 636 | 636 | 651 | 524 | 421 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 12:28PM3.05m | 00:41AM3.06m | 1:07PM2.97m | 1:21AM2.99m | 1:50PM2.89m | 2:05AM2.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:15AM1.07m | 6:36PM1.09m | 6:54AM1.09m | 7:15PM1.11m | 7:37AM1.12m | 7:57PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 |
 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | 5:08 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 604 | 363 | 264 | 206 | 154 | 92 | 78 | 33 | 137 | 349 | 382 | 327 | 415 | 530 | 767 | 712 | 636 | 623 | 609 | 636 | 636 | 651 | 524 | 421 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | N 11 | N 11 | N 8 | N 9 |
| kJ | 165 | 125 | 94 | 68 | 45 | 56 | 36 | 57 | 39 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 9 | 21 | 107 | 189 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | N 9 | N 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 14 | W 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NNW 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 85 | 41 | 69 | 61 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 64 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 229 | 173 | 158 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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