Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 9AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 19 | WSW 13 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | N 8 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 286 | 282 | 222 | 182 | 167 | 160 | 222 | 280 | 190 | 183 | 253 | 580 | 1677 | 1341 | 1234 | 1102 | 836 | 592 | 624 | 807 | 606 | 627 | 532 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:19AM3.15m | 9:44PM3.30m | 10:13AM3.29m | 10:33PM3.44m | 11:01AM3.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:04AM0.76m | 3:33PM0.76m | 3:58AM0.58m | 4:23PM0.60m | 4:47AM0.45m | 5:09PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 286 | 282 | 222 | 170 | 165 | 121 | 88 | 127 | 156 | 168 | 181 | 364 | 1677 | 1341 | 1234 | 1102 | 836 | 511 | 624 | 807 | 606 | 627 | 532 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | NW 13 | NW 12 | W 15 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 36 | 50 | 49 | 47 | 46 | 160 | 222 | 280 | 190 | 183 | 253 | 580 | 109 | 662 | 476 | 396 | 433 | 592 | 297 | 187 | 114 | 454 | 329 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 19 | W 18 | N 8 | WSW 12 | — | WNW 9 | NW 9 | W 16 | W 15 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 71 | 26 | 20 | 182 | 167 | 31 | 47 | — | 8 | 21 | 177 | 119 | — | 68 | 69 | 68 | 183 | 179 | 176 | 229 | 235 | 70 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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