Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (23 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 3AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 384 | 384 | 317 | 141 | 143 | 143 | 265 | 269 | 213 | 192 | 187 | 139 | 137 | 141 | 156 | 233 | 293 | 662 | 1556 | 2394 | 2559 | 2129 | 1586 | 1230 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:21AM2.89m | 5:49PM2.79m | 6:20AM2.84m | 6:48PM2.78m | 7:16AM2.84m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:03PM1.24m | 11:36AM1.24m | 00:03AM1.31m | 12:33PM1.31m | 1:02AM1.34m | 1:29PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 384 | 384 | 317 | 98 | 72 | 74 | 265 | 269 | 213 | 192 | 187 | 139 | 137 | 141 | 156 | 233 | 111 | 138 | 1556 | 2394 | 2559 | 2129 | 1586 | 1230 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | N 8 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 92 | 70 | 69 | 141 | 143 | 143 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 40 | 293 | 351 | 112 | 93 | 50 | 33 | 21 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 54 | 44 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 104 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 80 | 662 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 85 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
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