Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 11AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 15 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 551 | 581 | 620 | 520 | 424 | 419 | 392 | 345 | 350 | 296 | 300 | 388 | 360 | 330 | 275 | 235 | 171 | 125 | 94 | 106 | 106 | 260 | 778 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 11:13AM3.21m | 11:30PM3.29m | 11:50AM3.24m | 00:07AM3.26m | 12:25PM3.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:03AM0.60m | 5:22PM0.61m | 5:41AM0.59m | 5:59PM0.60m | 6:18AM0.62m | 6:35PM0.65m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 551 | 581 | 620 | 520 | 424 | 160 | 327 | 345 | 350 | 193 | 294 | 388 | 360 | 330 | 275 | 235 | 171 | 125 | 94 | 65 | 51 | 39 | 778 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | NW 9 | N 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 16 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 40 | 41 | 42 | 61 | 64 | 419 | 392 | 288 | 288 | 162 | 127 | 222 | 215 | 213 | 210 | 149 | 141 | 101 | 89 | 87 | 85 | 260 | 78 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 20 | W 20 | — | WSW 18 | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | N 7 | W 20 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 75 | 30 | — | 31 | — | 296 | 300 | — | — | — | 40 | 30 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 106 | 106 | 95 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 206 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 128 | 0 | 0 |
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