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Cobden Beach - The Channel surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 26 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
17.6° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 1PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)7ft (2.1m)9s
Afternoon (26 Jan)6ft (1.9m)9s
Evening (26 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thu
29
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
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!
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
W
2.1
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
0.6
WSW
0.9
W
0.6
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
Period(s) (?)10999988889998147121511141113202020
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8587506655754924093463473683473632511901638812179161666560686867
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
N
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
NE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
E
5
ENE
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crossoncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crossglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:35AM
2.93
5:04PM
2.97
5:38AM
2.85
6:14PM
2.89
6:52AM
2.82
7:29PM
2.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:48AM
1.04
11:22PM
1.04
11:54AM
1.11
12:31AM
1.12
1:10PM
1.13
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thu
29
Sunrise-6:28-------6:30-------6:31------
Sunset-----9:05-------9:04-------9:02--
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rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
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cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--11121111-121----------
Temp. °C141417171817161514141618181717161514161818181615
Feels °C (?)141316161716161413131517181617161513161717181616
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