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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 12 am Tuesday 20 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
17.4° C
 (Which is 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 4AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (20 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (20 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)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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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
N
0.4
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.7
N
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.7
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.4
WSW
1.1
N
1.2
N
1.3
N
1.1
N
0.6
W
Period(s) (?)15111111131414131313131391212999221010101018
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4949717495616199989695938985828110299154234296340225230
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
NNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
0
WSW
5
SSE
5
WNW
10
S
5
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassoffcross-
off		cross-
off		glassoffglasscross-
off		glassoffcross-
off		offoffglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:29AM
3.21
12:43PM
3.30
1:05AM
3.23
1:19PM
3.32
1:42AM
3.22
1:55PM
3.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:37AM
0.94
6:54PM
0.89
7:12AM
0.87
7:31PM
0.82
7:48AM
0.84
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise---6:20-------6:22-------6:22----
Sunset-------9:08-------9:08-------9:07
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------1--2-13141481-
Temp. °C151311101621201816151313161617171516161616161717
Feels °C (?)1410761218181716141010141617171416151616161818
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