Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 1AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 815 | 651 | 613 | 270 | 214 | 197 | 353 | 341 | 284 | 257 | 198 | 198 | 332 | 367 | 392 | 407 | 407 | 343 | 337 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 7:37PM2.91m | 8:11AM2.94m | 8:39PM3.09m | 9:07AM3.09m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:21PM1.12m | 1:57AM0.94m | 2:26PM0.94m | 2:54AM0.74m | 3:19PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 815 | 651 | 613 | 270 | 214 | 197 | 353 | 341 | 284 | 257 | 198 | 198 | 332 | 367 | 392 | 407 | 407 | 343 | 337 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 19 | W 18 | W 18 |
| kJ | 227 | 206 | 78 | 57 | 87 | 99 | 80 | 103 | 82 | 74 | 75 | 61 | 50 | 47 | 33 | 26 | 119 | 163 | 162 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 18 | W 17 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 75 | 181 | 131 | 125 | 25 | 6 | 22 | 33 | 48 | 27 | 88 | 80 | 127 | 127 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | E 2 | — | — | E 2 | E 2 | NE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 0 | 0 |
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