Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 3AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | W 8 | WSW 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 19 | WSW 13 | W 18 | W 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 664 | 429 | 484 | 447 | 435 | 429 | 423 | 405 | 372 | 295 | 286 | 282 | 222 | 182 | 167 | 160 | 222 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:43PM2.92m | 8:17AM2.99m | 8:48PM3.11m | 9:19AM3.15m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:02AM0.96m | 2:35PM0.95m | 3:04AM0.76m | 3:33PM0.76m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | N 9 | W 15 | W 7 | W 14 | W 6 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | N 8 | N 7 |
| kJ | 308 | 322 | 265 | 173 | 435 | 167 | 423 | 94 | 372 | 295 | 286 | 282 | 222 | 170 | 165 | 61 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | WSW 16 | W 15 | W 15 | NNW 9 | W 14 | N 9 | W 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 12 | W 18 |
| kJ | 326 | 416 | 484 | 447 | 138 | 429 | 101 | 405 | 61 | 47 | 35 | 51 | 49 | 47 | 46 | 121 | 222 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | — | — | W 9 | — | NNW 9 | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 129 | — | — | 6 | — | 135 | — | 101 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 26 | 19 | 182 | 167 | 160 | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 664 | 429 | 320 | 239 | 204 | — | 116 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 153 | 153 | 153 | 85 | 0 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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