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Cobden Beach - The Channel Surf Forecast
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Cobden Beach - The Channel surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 11 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.4° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than 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 4AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 50 | 106 | 278 | 188 | 196 | 188 | 396 | 546 | 599 | 663 | 663 | 646 | 577 | 918 | 1022 | 1024 | 2358 | 3341 | 2764 | 2496 | 2499 | 2233 | 2277 | 2476 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:30AM 2.57 | 7:03PM 2.60 | 7:28AM 2.72 | 7:56PM 2.76 | 8:15AM 2.91 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:14AM 1.30 | 12:50PM 1.19 | 1:17AM 1.16 | 1:44PM 1.01 | 2:07AM 0.98 | 2:30PM 0.81 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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