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 pm 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cobden Beach - The Channel sea temperature is
12.3° C
0.2° 

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):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 10PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)--
Afternoon (25 Jul)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (25 Jul)11ft (3.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
W
14
3.5
W
15
3.5
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
6600
5495
4556
3423
2677
2277
1887
1387
1124
991
987
1060
1056
1039
900
789
687
573
474
Wind (km/h)
0
ESE
5
S
5
ESE
5
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSE
10
E
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
WSW
5
S
5
SE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
glassy
off
High Tide
8:07PM2.77m
8:32AM2.83m
8:58PM2.89m
9:20AM2.94m
Low Tide
1:53PM1.45m
2:22AM1.40m
2:49PM1.37m
3:11AM1.31m
3:35PM1.26m
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
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
1
Temp °C
9
8
6
6
6
4
4
8
10
8
6
5
5
5
5
9
9
8
6
Feels °C
7
5
3
3
3
0
0
5
7
4
3
2
2
2
1
7
6
6
3
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