Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 5AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 258 | 229 | 325 | 303 | 292 | 245 | 464 | 467 | 676 | 716 | 663 | 557 | 463 | 416 | 351 | 366 | 742 | 815 | 671 | 661 | 651 | 572 | 539 | 444 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:59AM3.09m | 3:24PM3.01m | 4:05AM2.92m | 4:33PM2.87m | 5:22AM2.80m | 5:55PM2.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:12AM0.94m | 9:43PM0.98m | 10:15AM1.11m | 10:59PM1.11m | 11:33AM1.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 258 | 229 | 325 | 303 | 292 | 245 | 464 | 467 | 676 | 716 | 663 | 557 | 463 | 416 | 351 | 197 | 742 | 815 | 671 | 661 | 651 | 572 | 539 | 444 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 142 | 193 | 127 | 191 | 188 | 168 | 115 | 112 | 73 | 72 | 109 | 107 | 118 | 158 | 213 | 366 | 103 | 61 | 61 | 45 | 56 | 44 | 43 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | E 3 | E 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 0 |
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