Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (26 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 10PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 7°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 418 | 183 | 448 | 516 | 567 | 814 | 2231 | 3500 | 3164 | 2222 | 2719 | 3046 | 2676 | 2140 | 1553 | 1392 | 1375 | 1502 | 1691 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:30PM3.33m | 10:53AM3.29m | 11:06PM3.40m | 11:28AM3.34m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:24PM0.66m | 4:42AM0.55m | 4:58PM0.57m | 5:18AM0.50m | 5:33PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 2 | -1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 23 | — | — | W 10 | W 22 | W 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 418 | 183 | 448 | 516 | 567 | 11 | — | — | 3164 | 36 | 79 | 78 | 76 | 123 | 315 | 394 | 346 | 264 | 137 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | W 12 | N 12 | W 24 | W 24 | — | — | — | W 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 101 | 3 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 12 | — | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 3 | — | — | — | WNW 7 | W 9 | W 10 | — | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | 814 | 2231 | 3500 | — | 2222 | 2719 | 3046 | 2676 | 2140 | 1553 | 1392 | 1375 | 1502 | 1691 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 213 | 173 | 1 | 1 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 205 | 156 |
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