Cobden Beach - The Channel Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.44° S 171.20° E

Cobden Beach - The Channel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cobden Beach - The Channel sea temperature is
12.3° C
0.3° 

Cobden Beach - The Channel surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 10AM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (25 Jul)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (25 Jul)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
W
16
2.5
W
16
3
W
16
4
W
14
4
W
14
3.5
W
15
3
W
15
3
W
14
2.5
W
14
2.4
W
14
2.2
W
14
1.9
W
14
1.8
W
13
1.7
W
13
1.7
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.9
W
12
1.9
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.7
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.5
W
11
1.4
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2701
3344
4808
6600
6274
5495
4284
3423
2677
2281
1887
1387
1127
991
972
1057
1074
1036
900
789
687
573
474
Wind (km/h)
0
S
5
SSE
15
SW
15
SSW
5
ENE
5
SE
5
SE
5
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SW
5
S
5
SE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross
glassy
off
High Tide
7:37AM2.74m
8:07PM2.77m
8:32AM2.83m
8:58PM2.89m
9:20AM2.94m
Low Tide
1:25AM1.45m
1:53PM1.45m
2:22AM1.40m
2:49PM1.37m
3:11AM1.31m
3:35PM1.26m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:52
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
1
5
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
9
9
8
7
7
6
5
4
4
8
9
7
6
5
6
6
6
9
10
8
7
Feels °C
7
6
5
5
6
5
4
3
1
0
0
5
5
4
3
2
3
3
3
7
7
6
4
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