Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 12AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 10 | W 10 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 566 | 637 | 914 | 655 | 792 | 986 | 1347 | 2248 | 1144 | 1682 | 1440 | 1248 | 1386 | 1350 | 1169 | 2577 | 2577 | 2341 | 2090 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:42PM2.91m | 2:08AM2.81m | 2:24PM2.76m | 2:58AM2.65m | 3:15PM2.61m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:55PM0.97m | 8:18AM1.07m | 8:40PM1.16m | 9:05AM1.25m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 15 | W 9 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
| kJ | 566 | 637 | 914 | 655 | 681 | 517 | 1347 | 2248 | 1144 | 1682 | 1098 | 1013 | 601 | 1350 | 568 | 2577 | 2577 | 2341 | 2090 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 9 | N 7 | W 14 | N 7 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 9 | W 15 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 471 | 792 | 986 | 258 | 44 | 861 | 36 | 1440 | 1248 | 1386 | 465 | 1169 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | NNW 8 | N 7 | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 106 | 39 | 46 | — | 38 | 38 | 27 | 28 | 18 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNE 4 | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 34 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 128 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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