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Cobden Beach - The Channel surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 12 Jan 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
18.1° C
 (Which is 1.2°C warmer than 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 11PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)--
Afternoon (12 Jan)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (12 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
2
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
2
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
WSW
2
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
1.8
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)1211111111101010101010109910101010999101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11601042988850670669479402340327320262212212184192196188144144147154169152
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SE
5
WSW
10
W
15
W
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SE
0
ESE
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		offglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		crosscrosscrossglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		offoffoffglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:54PM
2.71
7:22AM
2.67
7:54PM
2.72
8:24AM
2.72
8:51PM
2.78
9:20AM
2.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:05AM
1.40
1:40PM
1.43
2:08AM
1.43
2:40PM
1.41
3:07AM
1.40
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise-----6:13-------6:13-------6:15--
Sunset-9:13-------9:13-------9:12------
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------11-----------
Temp. °C161514141311151616151414141315171716141312121719
Feels °C (?)11111112119141313131212131215151413121210101617
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