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Cobden Beach - The Channel Surf Forecast
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Cobden Beach - The Channel surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 10 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Cobden Beach - The Channel surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cobden Beach - The Channel sea temperature is
17.2° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today?
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 7PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (10 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (10 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 686 | 553 | 516 | 443 | 290 | 235 | 184 | 138 | 78 | 55 | 48 | 52 | 76 | 106 | 278 | 147 | 188 | 245 | 389 | 566 | 688 | 418 | 467 | 676 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:48PM 2.46 | 5:18AM 2.49 | 5:59PM 2.49 | 6:30AM 2.57 | 7:03PM 2.60 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:28AM 1.35 | 10:59PM 1.37 | 11:44AM 1.32 | 12:14AM 1.30 | 12:50PM 1.19 | 1:17AM 1.16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
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