Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 6AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 715 | 704 | 521 | 609 | 513 | 197 | 589 | 1236 | 1624 | 1419 | 1721 | 2496 | 3816 | 8086 | 11888 | 9937 | 7766 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:56PM3.21m | 11:16AM3.19m | 11:30PM3.27m | 11:50AM3.21m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:06AM0.99m | 5:24PM0.94m | 5:41AM0.90m | 5:57PM0.87m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 8 | WSW 14 | NW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 17 | — | — | — | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | 715 | 704 | 521 | 609 | 513 | 197 | 313 | 1236 | 304 | 282 | 360 | — | — | — | 11888 | 9937 | 7766 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | W 17 | WSW 13 | W 20 | WSW 14 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 31 | 64 | — | 140 | 176 | 122 | 313 | 235 | 311 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | — | W 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 193 | — | 186 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NW 7 | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 11 | 12 | 27 | 589 | — | 1624 | 1419 | 1721 | 2496 | 3816 | 8086 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 190 | 168 | 136 | 156 | 190 | 220 | 153 | 196 | 156 | 190 | 12 |
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