Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 8AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  | |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 19 | WSW 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 164 | 156 | 320 | 426 | 460 | 407 | 407 | 400 | 337 | 320 | 311 | 367 | 547 | 858 | 773 | 1048 | 2407 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | off |
High Tide | 8:39PM3.09m | 9:07AM3.09m | 9:29PM3.26m | 9:56AM3.21m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:54AM0.74m | 3:19PM0.74m | 3:44AM0.57m | 4:05PM0.58m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 |
Feels °C | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 10 |
| kJ | 164 | 156 | 320 | 426 | 460 | 407 | 407 | 400 | 337 | 320 | 311 | 367 | 341 | 574 | 773 | 661 | 739 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 20 | WSW 15 | W 19 | WSW 19 |
| kJ | 75 | 62 | 58 | 34 | 26 | 127 | 119 | 163 | 162 | 222 | 195 | 260 | 225 | 512 | 744 | 1048 | 2407 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 22 | W 21 | — | WSW 20 | W 14 | — |
| kJ | 54 | 44 | 88 | 79 | 127 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 57 | 156 | 233 | — | 517 | 494 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | W 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 69 | 547 | 858 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 122 | 163 | 178 | 173 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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