Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 5PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 237 | 225 | 217 | 176 | 221 | 183 | 170 | 183 | 96 | 147 | 137 | 83 | 91 | 149 | 269 | 234 | 296 | 280 | 265 | 261 | 249 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:41PM2.66m | 4:24AM2.56m | 4:44PM2.55m | 5:31AM2.49m | 5:58PM2.51m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:33AM1.23m | 10:04PM1.27m | 10:31AM1.33m | 11:12PM1.34m | 11:41AM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 237 | 225 | 217 | 176 | 221 | 183 | 170 | 183 | 96 | 147 | 137 | 83 | 71 | 79 | 77 | 99 | 121 | 280 | 265 | 261 | 149 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | — | — | N 18 | WSW 11 | W 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 73 | 7 | 32 | 54 | 91 | 149 | 269 | 234 | 296 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 249 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 17 | N 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 12 | W 12 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | — | — | — | N 15 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 59 | 47 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 121 | 149 | 145 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 48 | 169 | 181 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 85 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 202 | 202 | 156 | 48 |
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