Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (03 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 6PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (03 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (03 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Fri 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | N 6 | N 7 | NNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 513 | 405 | 276 | 231 | 197 | 196 | 392 | 366 | 356 | 336 | 317 | 307 | 303 | 242 | 235 | 224 | 198 | 152 | 150 | 147 | 107 | 75 | 148 | 292 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:56PM2.94m | 7:32AM2.86m | 8:01PM2.99m | 8:32AM2.92m | 8:57PM3.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:38PM1.18m | 1:17AM1.06m | 1:45PM1.12m | 2:18AM1.00m | 2:43PM1.03m | 3:11AM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | 8:22 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | N 7 | WSW 13 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 513 | 405 | 276 | 231 | 197 | 184 | 171 | 167 | 153 | 100 | 317 | 171 | 142 | 94 | 77 | 224 | 198 | 152 | 150 | 33 | 52 | 68 | 148 | 292 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 79 | 106 | 117 | 112 | 106 | 196 | 392 | 366 | 356 | 336 | — | 307 | 303 | 242 | 235 | 58 | 42 | 38 | 39 | 147 | 107 | 75 | 71 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 17 | N 7 | N 6 | N 7 | WSW 10 | N 6 | NNE 7 | W 8 | NW 8 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 9 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 23 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 82 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 60 | — | 29 | 28 | 34 | 26 | 25 | 17 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 244 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 196 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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