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Cobden Beach - The Channel surf break

Cobden Beach - The Channel surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 12 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
18.3° C
 (Which is 1.5°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 9AM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)8ft (2.4m)11s
Afternoon (12 Jan)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (12 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
!
!
!
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
1.8
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)11111112121111111110101010101010991010101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)272422871262117011601144988850670669479402340327320257207212184192196188153144
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SE
5
SW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SE
0
S
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		glassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrossglassglassglasscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:20AM
2.68
6:54PM
2.71
7:22AM
2.67
7:54PM
2.72
8:24AM
2.72
8:51PM
2.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:37PM
1.39
1:05AM
1.40
1:40PM
1.43
2:08AM
1.43
2:40PM
1.41
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
Sunrise-6:11-------6:13-------6:13------
Sunset-----9:13-------9:13-------9:12--
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-11------------11-------
Temp. °C141415161615141413111415161514141413151717161513
Feels °C (?)10101010111111121191312131213121312151414141412
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