Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 6AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 767 | 635 | 572 | 439 | 394 | 372 | 334 | 608 | 676 | 549 | 718 | 1348 | 1043 | 1007 | 1071 | 765 | 381 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:48AM2.82m | 6:28PM2.79m | 7:05AM2.87m | 7:43PM2.92m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:28PM1.15m | 12:06PM1.16m | 00:48AM1.10m | 1:25PM1.10m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | WSW 14 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 767 | 635 | 572 | 439 | 394 | 372 | 334 | 608 | 676 | 549 | 718 | 1348 | 1043 | 247 | 763 | 407 | 348 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 19 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 33 | 15 | 72 | 48 | 47 | 108 | 106 | 104 | 148 | 225 | 222 | 280 | 250 | 107 | — | 266 | 341 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 19 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | W 18 | W 18 | W 19 | W 19 | W 9 | W 9 | W 18 | — | — | W 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | — | 27 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 71 | 163 | 167 | 180 | 184 | 44 | 60 | 225 | — | — | 125 | 127 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | ENE 3 | — | E 3 | ENE 3 | — | E 3 | E 3 | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | WSW 4 | NNW 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | 8 | 61 | 1007 | 1071 | 765 | 381 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 153 | 122 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 |
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