Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (30 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 10PM is: 5.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 16ft (5.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4926 | 7073 | 7400 | 5512 | 4148 | 3365 | 2741 | 2446 | 1968 | 1475 | 1191 | 912 | 771 | 574 | 497 | 416 | 339 | 246 | 157 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:22PM3.24m | 2:59AM3.14m | 3:23PM3.12m | 4:06AM3.00m | 4:31PM3.00m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:38PM0.80m | 9:08AM0.96m | 9:44PM0.94m | 10:14AM1.09m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5512 | 4148 | 3365 | 2741 | 2446 | 1968 | 1475 | 1191 | 912 | 771 | 574 | 497 | 416 | 339 | 246 | 157 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | WSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 4 |
| kJ | 4926 | 7073 | 7400 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 153 | 153 | 169 | 682 | 703 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 172 | 177 | 202 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37 |
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