Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 4AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 249 | 540 | 507 | 527 | 441 | 416 | 496 | 395 | 385 | 230 | 307 | 437 | 337 | 333 | 411 | 411 | 509 | 527 | 566 | 744 | 724 | 724 | 845 | 849 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:53AM2.82m | 8:24PM2.95m | 8:56AM2.93m | 9:21PM3.09m | 9:48AM3.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:38AM1.06m | 2:09PM1.11m | 2:42AM0.93m | 3:09PM0.95m | 3:36AM0.78m | 3:58PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 249 | 540 | 507 | 527 | 441 | 416 | 496 | 395 | 385 | 222 | 307 | 437 | 337 | 333 | 411 | 211 | 290 | 255 | 566 | 744 | 724 | 724 | 845 | 539 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 19 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 17 |
| kJ | 198 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 30 | 56 | 77 | 69 | 70 | 92 | 95 | 79 | 77 | 411 | 509 | 527 | 165 | 174 | 135 | 112 | 115 | 849 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | WNW 6 | N 8 | W 19 | N 7 | W 18 | WSW 14 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 13 | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 230 | 156 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 243 | 408 | 129 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 85 | 0 | 0 |
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