Cobden Beach - The Channel Surf Break

Cobden Beach - The Channel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.44° S 171.20° E

Issued: 5 am 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cobden Beach - The Channel sea temperature is
13.6° C

Slightly warmer than usual

Cobden Beach - The Channel surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 12PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (06 Jul)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (06 Jul)7ft (2.2m)15s

Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
3
4
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
W
13
3
W
14
3
W
16
2.5
W
16
2.5
W
15
2.4
W
15
2.2
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3287
3268
4084
3567
2981
2682
2083
1703
1310
874
752
633
534
331
342
246
235
224
203
229
259
292
269
337
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
20
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:21AM3.04m
2:49PM2.91m
3:08AM2.97m
3:38PM2.85m
4:01AM2.91m
4:35PM2.81m
Low Tide
8:40AM0.97m
8:58PM1.04m
9:28AM0.99m
9:49PM1.07m
10:21AM1.01m
10:48PM1.10m
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clear
clear
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:03
8:03
8:03
8:03
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5:15
5:15
5:15
5:16
 mm
Temp °C
5
7
8
11
12
10
8
8
7
7
7
10
11
8
7
7
7
7
8
12
12
9
8
7
Feels °C
1
2
2
6
7
4
3
3
3
2
2
5
7
3
3
3
3
3
4
7
7
5
4
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
W
13
3
W
14
3
W
16
2.5
W
16
2.5
W
15
2.4
W
15
2.2
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
11
1
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
Energy kJ
3287
3268
4084
3567
2981
2682
2083
1703
1310
874
752
633
534
331
342
246
235
224
203
229
259
292
218
184
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
7
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
WSW
19
0.3
WSW
19
0.4
WSW
18
0.6
WSW
18
0.6
WSW
17
0.7
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
Energy kJ
46
46
18
10
6
6
6
17
16
24
24
23
21
11
11
74
72
106
240
229
269
337
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
20
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
W
24
Energy kJ
9
8
5
4
1
1
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
ESE
2
0.2
ESE
2
0.1
NE
6
Energy kJ
5
16
9
9
8
4
1
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
Distance (km)
0
7
1
1
1
1
1
48
0
48
48
85
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
6
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
8
7
8
7
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
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