Cobden Beach - The Channel surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 23 Feb 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
18.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


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

The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 6PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (23 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (23 Feb)4ft (1.2m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
0
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
W
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
1
W
1.4
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.9
WSW
1.5
W
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
W
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)1212121212111111119999917161616161515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)773661560404343265209167233327397397276238293339443116012981200978845724622
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
10
NW
10
WNW
5
W
5
SW
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
0
E
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoncross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:42PM
3.08
4:11AM
2.94
4:46PM
2.92
5:20AM
2.82
6:05PM
2.80
6:43AM
2.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:28AM
0.88
9:59PM
0.95
10:26AM
1.04
11:01PM
1.12
11:42AM
1.16
12:19AM
1.23
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise--------7:07-------7:07-------
Sunset---8:30-------8:28-------8:27----
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------------13-
Temp. °C131616151413131417191918171616161819191816151516
Feels °C (?)121514141413111215181918171516161918181916151416
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