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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 11 pm Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast 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
17.2° C
(Which is 1.7°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: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (15 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 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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| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2015 | 1644 | 1300 | 1276 | 2993 | 2243 | 1625 | 1313 | 1447 | 1797 | 2617 | 2686 | 2896 | 2968 | 2918 | 2714 | 2472 | 2346 | 1912 | 1768 | 1496 | 1389 | 1751 | 892 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | cross- off | off | glass | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glass | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:42PM 2.94 | 8:57AM 3.11 | 9:24PM 3.12 | 9:37AM 3.28 | 10:03PM 3.27 | 10:18AM 3.42 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:50AM 0.80 | 3:11PM 0.62 | 3:30AM 0.63 | 3:51PM 0.48 | 4:09AM 0.50 | 4:31PM 0.40 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 |
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Rain (mm) | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
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