Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 11AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 238 | 235 | 267 | 258 | 531 | 531 | 549 | 850 | 911 | 986 | 620 | 531 | 401 | 407 | 346 | 326 | 312 | 178 | 176 | 131 | 125 | 96 | 117 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:39AM2.49m | 7:08PM2.56m | 7:42AM2.57m | 8:08PM2.68m | 8:37AM2.71m | 8:56PM2.84m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:53PM1.33m | 1:30AM1.24m | 1:56PM1.22m | 2:25AM1.09m | 2:48PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 191 | 191 | 155 | 127 | 531 | 531 | 549 | 850 | 911 | 986 | 620 | 531 | 401 | 407 | 346 | 326 | 312 | 178 | 176 | 81 | 72 | 96 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 19 | WSW 18 | W 17 | W 17 | N 13 | N 13 | WSW 6 | W 16 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | W 22 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 238 | 235 | 267 | 258 | 65 | 107 | 215 | 154 | 3 | 3 | 51 | 131 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 54 | 74 | 131 | 125 | 87 | 117 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 15 | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | — | — | N 13 | N 13 | — | W 24 | — | W 23 | N 12 | W 22 | W 22 | N 12 | W 20 | W 20 | W 24 |
| kJ | 4 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 11 | — | 10 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 40 | 37 | 49 | 57 | 56 | 58 | 42 | 42 | 47 | 39 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 202 | 48 | 128 | 136 | 7 | 0 | 122 | 202 | 202 | 206 | 128 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 196 | 48 |
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