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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 6 pm Tuesday 31 Mar 2026 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
17.9° 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 10PM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Mar) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Mar) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 Mar) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 845 | 882 | 577 | 495 | 380 | 318 | 243 | 317 | 253 | 249 | 437 | 361 | 294 | 115 | 110 | 80 | 77 | 50 | 44 | 70 | 68 | 59 | 58 | 152 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:57PM 3.15 | 11:14AM 3.26 | 11:34PM 3.20 | 11:49AM 3.27 | 12:08AM 3.21 | 12:23PM 3.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:47PM 0.70 | 5:05AM 0.69 | 5:25PM 0.64 | 5:42AM 0.64 | 6:00PM 0.63 | 6:16AM 0.65 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 14 |
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