Cobden Beach - The Channel Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.44° S 171.20° E

Cobden Beach - The Channel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cobden Beach - The Channel sea temperature is
12.3°C
0.1° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 6PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)13ft (4.0m)10s
Afternoon (28 Aug)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (28 Aug)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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1
1
1
2
0
2
2
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
NNW
10
3.5
NNW
10
3
NNW
10
2.5
NNW
10
2.5
NW
9
2.3
NW
9
2
W
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
9
1.4
NW
8
0.6
W
20
0.7
W
19
0.8
W
18
0.8
W
18
0.9
W
17
1.9
W
13
2.5
W
13
3.5
W
8
4
W
9
5
WSW
10
5
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2883
2267
1833
1391
1083
835
723
365
221
244
276
354
418
399
487
1207
2190
1557
2857
4710
6576
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
NNE
15
WSW
25
W
30
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:50AM3.20m
11:02PM3.31m
11:23AM3.26m
11:35PM3.37m
11:57AM3.29m
Low Tide
4:56PM0.78m
5:14AM0.69m
5:29PM0.69m
5:47AM0.62m
6:02PM0.65m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
6:07
 mm
12
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
12
11
11
10
10
10
11
10
11
10
10
10
9
10
11
12
11
10
9
Feels °C
7
8
9
7
8
7
6
7
8
7
7
6
7
7
7
7
6
6
4
1
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