Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (15 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 12AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 750 | 2700 | 1835 | 5089 | 5331 | 5481 | 4745 | 4132 | 3580 | 3249 | 2980 | 3009 | 2787 | 2407 | 2407 | 1087 | 2629 | 2379 | 2407 | 2407 | 2441 | 2347 | 2543 | 2341 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:46PM3.47m | 11:16AM3.43m | 11:37PM3.54m | 12:06PM3.44m | 00:25AM3.54m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:35PM0.64m | 5:00AM0.50m | 5:26PM0.57m | 5:51AM0.46m | 6:14PM0.56m | 6:40AM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — |
 | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 |
mm | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | — | WNW 12 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | — | W 15 | — | — | — | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
| kJ | 330 | — | 1835 | 5089 | 5331 | 5481 | 4745 | 4132 | 3580 | 3249 | 2980 | 3009 | 2787 | 2407 | — | 1087 | — | — | — | 2407 | 2441 | 2347 | 2543 | 2341 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | — | W 17 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 162 | — | 946 | 131 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 169 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 7 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 750 | 2700 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2407 | 303 | 2629 | 2379 | 2407 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 214 | 214 | 212 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 153 | 190 | 153 | 180 | 180 | 156 | 153 | 153 | 180 | 153 | 85 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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