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Cobden Beach - The Channel Surf Forecast
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Cobden Beach - The Channel surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 04 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today?
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 1PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 576 | 811 | 894 | 998 | 1042 | 1126 | 1390 | 1631 | 2003 | 2101 | 2348 | 2265 | 2100 | 1758 | 1710 | 1593 | 2472 | 2436 | 3105 | 2208 | 2062 | 2207 | 1918 | 2834 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:03AM 2.68 | 8:30PM 2.80 | 8:54AM 2.86 | 9:14PM 3.00 | 9:38AM 3.05 | 9:54PM 3.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:19PM 1.18 | 2:43AM 1.06 | 3:06PM 0.99 | 3:27AM 0.84 | 3:47PM 0.79 | 4:07AM 0.64 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:14 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for West Coast South Island
Continuing clean conditions at Cobden Beach - The Channel (light winds from the E at HokitikaAeroAws 35 km from Cobden Beach - The Channel). 1.5m 14s groundswell from the W with a 1.0m 5s windswell from the NNW. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
35 km away, 1 h 34 min ago
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