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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 12 am Friday 28 Nov 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.3° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today?
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 7AM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 519 | 542 | 631 | 651 | 321 | 300 | 382 | 553 | 669 | 738 | 932 | 949 | 856 | 769 | 771 | 814 | 1083 | 1729 | 1922 | 1754 | 1342 | 1034 | 799 | 1569 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:58AM 2.71 | 5:20PM 2.78 | 5:58AM 2.72 | 6:22PM 2.82 | 6:59AM 2.78 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:44PM 1.14 | 11:07AM 1.18 | 11:44PM 1.08 | 12:09PM 1.13 | 12:44AM 0.99 | 1:10PM 1.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:52 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
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