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 Sunday 08 Mar 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
17.3° C
(Which is 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 9PM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Afternoon (08 Mar)6ft (1.9m)15s
Evening (08 Mar)6ft (1.8m)15s

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


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Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
W
1.9
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.9
WSW
2
W
1.3
WSW
1.1
W
1.1
WSW
1.1
W
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)151515151515151515151414141414141414131313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17091546156814301411124612461108110815761715734508529501425413395563444367356289220
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
SSW
5
ESE
5
NE
5
ENE
0
SE
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglassglassglasscross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:39PM
2.93
2:55AM
2.86
3:20PM
2.77
3:36AM
2.71
4:10PM
2.63
4:30AM
2.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:29AM
0.87
8:51PM
0.94
9:07AM
1.03
9:31PM
1.11
9:52AM
1.19
10:19PM
1.27
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Sunrise--------7:22-------7:24-------
Sunset---8:08-------8:07-------8:05----
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
121----111--------------
Temp. °C171717171515151515151616131312121315161615141312
Feels °C (?)181617181616151516151413910891014151514131210
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