Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 4AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||
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9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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) | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 448 | 516 | 567 | 830 | 2022 | 2851 | 3164 | 2048 | 2518 | 3046 | 2626 | 2016 | 1520 | 1392 | 1455 | 1502 | 1406 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:30PM3.33m | 10:53AM3.29m | 11:06PM3.40m | 11:28AM3.34m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:42AM0.55m | 4:58PM0.57m | 5:18AM0.50m | 5:33PM0.54m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — |
mm | — | — | 4 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 23 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | W 17 | W 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 448 | 516 | 567 | 11 | — | — | 3164 | 2048 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 122 | 315 | 394 | 270 | 198 | 341 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | W 24 | W 24 | — | — | — | W 22 | W 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | 38 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 830 | 2022 | 2851 | — | — | 2518 | 3046 | 2626 | 2016 | 1520 | 1392 | 1455 | 1502 | 1406 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 163 | 153 | 227 | 169 | 1 | 7 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 156 |
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