Cobden Beach - The Channel surf break

Cobden Beach - The Channel surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 26 Apr 2026 NZST
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Cobden Beach - The Channel surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cobden Beach - The Channel sea temperature is
15.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today?

The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 7AM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (27 Apr)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (27 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
W
14
1.5
W
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
W
13
1.1
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
11
0.5
W
20
0.5
W
20
0.9
W
11
1.1
W
11
0.6
W
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1348
1455
1437
1441
1240
1075
961
812
700
599
499
461
365
294
289
232
228
220
205
198
194
184
279
230
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
W
5
W
5
WSW
0
WSW
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
W
5
W
5
SW
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
ESE
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
7:09PM2.85m
7:36AM2.98m
8:04PM2.92m
8:26AM3.06m
8:50PM3.01m
9:09AM3.12m
Low Tide
1:22AM1.13m
1:51PM1.01m
2:14AM1.03m
2:39PM0.94m
2:59AM0.93m
3:19PM0.88m
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
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7:18
7:20
7:20
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5:45
5:44
5:42
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
12
13
15
15
14
13
13
12
12
12
15
15
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
11
12
15
14
14
13
13
12
11
11
15
14
13
13
12
13
13
12
13
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
W
14
1.5
W
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
W
13
1.1
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
W
11
0.5
W
18
0.8
WSW
13
Energy kJ
1348
1455
1437
1441
1240
1075
961
812
700
599
499
461
365
294
289
232
228
220
205
198
191
181
167
225
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
26
0.2
W
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
22
0.3
WSW
22
0.3
WSW
21
0.4
WSW
20
0.5
W
20
0.5
W
20
0.5
W
19
0.4
WSW
13
0.6
W
18
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
6
3
3
6
6
13
20
25
50
91
90
133
196
194
184
59
230
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
W
24
0.2
W
24
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
15
0.3
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
13
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
16
Energy kJ
6
6
3
3
3
11
44
5
17
42
42
20
63
59
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
11
1
W
6
Energy kJ
279
64
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
Distance (km)
48
48
0
0
0
0
48
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
48
0
0
0
0
0
48
85
169
48
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
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