Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 5PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed morning, strong winds from the W by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 799 | 861 | 743 | 743 | 715 | 694 | 521 | 521 | 586 | 204 | 744 | 1645 | 1665 | 1318 | 1672 | 2635 | 4378 | 12434 | 13262 | 10944 | 9079 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:41AM3.13m | 10:56PM3.21m | 11:16AM3.19m | 11:30PM3.27m | 11:50AM3.21m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:51PM1.04m | 5:06AM0.99m | 5:24PM0.94m | 5:41AM0.90m | 5:57PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 10 | WSW 13 | W 17 | — | — | — | — | W 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | 799 | 861 | 743 | 743 | 715 | 694 | 521 | 521 | 586 | 204 | 308 | 308 | 1665 | 269 | 277 | — | — | — | — | 10944 | 9079 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | W 17 | WSW 13 | W 20 | W 20 | W 13 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 64 | — | 140 | 176 | 122 | 186 | 355 | 311 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 193 | — | — | 235 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | NW 8 | NW 9 | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 14 | W 14 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 8 | 9 | — | — | 744 | 1645 | — | 1318 | 1672 | 2635 | 4378 | 12434 | 13262 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 190 | 0 | 156 | 156 | 190 | 207 | 190 | 177 | 153 | 190 | 12 |
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