Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 1PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | NW 7 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 8 | WSW 12 | W 13 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 700 | 700 | 700 | 573 | 643 | 747 | 222 | 547 | 788 | 666 | 268 | 206 | 439 | 589 | 728 | 2203 | 3010 | 6154 | 8594 | 7894 | 6357 | 5266 | 4076 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:33AM2.71m | 6:01PM2.66m | 6:36AM2.69m | 7:06PM2.69m | 7:37AM2.74m | 8:07PM2.77m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:43AM1.41m | 00:20AM1.44m | 12:49PM1.46m | 1:25AM1.45m | 1:53PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 12 | W 9 | W 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 12 | W 13 | W 16 | W 16 | — | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
| kJ | 700 | 700 | 700 | 573 | 643 | 747 | 99 | 198 | 788 | 666 | 244 | 206 | 393 | 589 | 728 | 2203 | 3010 | — | 8594 | 7894 | 6357 | 5266 | 4076 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 10 | WSW 13 | — | — | NNW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 12 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 222 | — | — | 210 | 268 | 185 | 439 | 143 | 264 | 199 | 193 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 10 | — | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | N 7 | WSW 12 | W 18 | NW 8 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 138 | 152 | 192 | 158 | 147 | 620 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 143 | 547 | 285 | — | — | 159 | — | — | — | — | — | 6154 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 388 | 332 | 214 | 214 | 122 | 0 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 153 | 153 | 172 | 346 | 216 | 1 | 172 | 153 | 1 |
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