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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 12 pm Sunday 01 Feb 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
17.9° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today?

The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 8PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Feb)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (01 Feb)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (01 Feb)3ft (0.9m)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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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
3
2
4
!
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
W
1.2
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.6
WSW
1.6
N
1.7
N
1.7
W
2.1
W
2
W
1.9
WSW
1.8
W
1.8
W
Period(s) (?)11111111111212121212111110991178121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2142142172172211931961931531792132352901221229327637781412691155978819804
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
10
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
E
10
E
10
E
5
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
5
ENE
15
E
15
E
25
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
15
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:11AM
3.34
11:39PM
3.31
11:59AM
3.44
12:25AM
3.35
12:42PM
3.46
1:07AM
3.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:25PM
0.61
5:49AM
0.64
6:12PM
0.53
6:33AM
0.58
6:55PM
0.52
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Sunrise-------6:37-------6:39-------6:41
Sunset---8:59-------8:58-------8:57----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------2336--2----
Temp. °C141617161412111015171818171515151418151110998
Feels °C (?)131415141311108141415161714131110121265555
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