Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 2PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 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 night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Fri night, min 3°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 294 | 265 | 198 | 150 | 109 | 106 | 156 | 102 | 99 | 55 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 28 | 88 | 327 | 569 | 936 | 1024 | 948 | 760 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:01PM2.93m | 3:26AM2.95m | 3:58PM2.83m | 4:32AM2.86m | 5:08PM2.77m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:52AM0.91m | 9:13PM1.01m | 9:45AM1.02m | 10:14PM1.10m | 10:49AM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Feels °C | -2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 294 | 265 | 198 | 150 | 109 | 106 | 156 | 102 | 99 | 55 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 26 | 88 | 327 | 569 | 936 | 1024 | 948 | 760 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 47 | 51 | 51 | 44 | 38 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 25 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 22 | W 21 | W 21 | W 21 | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | SW 14 | — | — | W 20 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | — | — | 8 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | E 2 | ENE 3 | — | — | E 3 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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