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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 Friday 21 Nov 2025 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
15.0° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today?

The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 1PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Nov)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (21 Nov)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (21 Nov)5ft (1.5m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Mon
24
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
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)141313131313131414151514141414141313131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9299159338127997717878991072970957724605704596636608613613604594334313254
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
NNE
10
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassoffcross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crossglassglasscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:03PM
3.16
12:23AM
3.12
12:38PM
3.13
1:00AM
3.08
1:13PM
3.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:58AM
1.02
6:13PM
1.01
6:33AM
1.04
6:47PM
1.04
7:09AM
1.07
7:24PM
1.07
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Mon
24
Sunrise-5:58-------5:58-------5:56------
Sunset-----8:42-------8:44-------8:45--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131216171716141312121615151413121212141414141212
Feels °C (?)1211151515141412101016141513121111111311101099
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