Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (05 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 10AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sun 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | W 15 | WSW 15 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 218 | 208 | 198 | 152 | 150 | 111 | 109 | 92 | 141 | 252 | 276 | 208 | 167 | 128 | 220 | 330 | 281 | 238 | 206 | 140 | 101 | 88 | 70 | 163 | 284 | 501 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:32AM2.92m | 8:57PM3.06m | 9:23AM3.00m | 9:44PM3.12m | 10:08AM3.08m | 10:26PM3.16m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:18AM1.00m | 2:43PM1.03m | 3:11AM0.94m | 3:33PM0.94m | 3:56AM0.88m | 4:17PM0.88m | 4:38AM0.85m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | 8:25 |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | WSW 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | W 7 | WSW 15 | W 14 |
| kJ | 94 | 58 | 198 | 152 | 150 | 111 | 106 | 92 | 141 | 47 | 276 | 208 | 167 | 83 | 220 | 330 | 281 | 238 | 206 | 140 | 101 | 88 | 70 | 45 | 284 | 501 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | NW 8 | W 6 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 218 | 208 | 42 | 39 | 38 | 7 | 109 | 77 | 71 | — | 40 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 45 | 40 | 47 | 66 | 62 | 46 | 74 | 52 | 62 | 59 | 31 | 102 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | W 20 | W 16 | W 16 | W 18 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 15 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 27 | 29 | 24 | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 60 | 63 | 63 | 59 | 163 | 37 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | NNW 7 | — | — | — | NNW 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | — | — | — | 252 | — | — | — | 128 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 202 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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