Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 10AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 69mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | NW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 118 | 240 | 360 | 498 | 639 | 804 | 896 | 766 | 792 | 986 | 1487 | 882 | 1268 | 1748 | 1835 | 1248 | 1386 | 1185 | 3482 | 3436 | 3200 | 2753 | 2474 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:27AM2.98m | 1:42PM2.91m | 2:08AM2.81m | 2:24PM2.76m | 2:58AM2.65m | 3:15PM2.61m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:37AM0.89m | 7:55PM0.97m | 8:18AM1.07m | 8:40PM1.16m | 9:05AM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 21 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | NW 10 | WSW 14 | NW 9 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 16 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
| kJ | 118 | 240 | 360 | 498 | 639 | 804 | 896 | 766 | 792 | 653 | 1487 | 715 | 758 | 1107 | 1835 | 1102 | 650 | 787 | 3482 | 3436 | 3200 | 2753 | 2474 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | W 18 | W 18 | W 19 | — | — | — | WSW 14 | — | WSW 14 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | N 7 | N 8 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 |
| kJ | 96 | 6 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | 471 | — | 986 | 439 | 176 | 70 | 74 | 1281 | 1248 | 1386 | 1185 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | — | 57 | 42 | 41 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 725 | — | — | 882 | 1268 | 1748 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 180 | 180 | 190 | 190 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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