Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (21 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 8AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jun) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wed 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1657 | 1412 | 1124 | 1019 | 913 | 792 | 812 | 367 | 276 | 229 | 159 | 138 | 201 | 390 | 384 | 384 | 317 | 141 | 143 | 143 | 265 | 273 | 273 | 207 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:23AM3.14m | 3:55PM2.96m | 4:21AM2.99m | 4:51PM2.85m | 5:21AM2.89m | 5:49PM2.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:43AM0.99m | 10:04PM1.12m | 10:39AM1.13m | 11:03PM1.24m | 11:36AM1.24m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:08 |
mm | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | NW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 1657 | 1412 | 1124 | 1019 | 913 | 792 | 812 | 367 | 273 | 229 | 159 | 121 | 110 | 390 | 384 | 384 | 317 | 98 | 96 | 74 | 265 | 273 | 273 | 207 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | W 7 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 97 | 53 | 106 | 84 | 85 | 65 | 44 | 307 | 276 | 211 | 159 | 138 | 68 | 110 | 86 | 70 | 69 | 141 | 143 | 143 | 28 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 16 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 51 | — | 82 | 80 | — | 72 | 69 | 68 | 104 | 116 | 201 | — | — | — | — | 54 | 44 | 31 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 119 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 85 | 85 | 169 | 190 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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