
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 2AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 20 | WSW 17 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
125 | 119 | 115 | 98 | 324 | 300 | 245 | 196 | 315 | 318 | 768 | 966 | 929 | 775 | 648 | 639 | 536 | 443 | 543 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:56PM2.84m | 9:23AM2.87m | 9:39PM3.02m | 10:04AM3.04m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:48PM1.07m | 3:11AM0.92m | 3:31PM0.91m | 3:52AM0.75m | 4:11PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 |
72 | 96 | 96 | 42 | 324 | 300 | 245 | 189 | 176 | 280 | 768 | 966 | 929 | 775 | 648 | 639 | 536 | 443 | 543 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 18 |
125 | 119 | 115 | 98 | 57 | 51 | 86 | 196 | 315 | 123 | 123 | — | — | 198 | 276 | 190 | 169 | 227 | 107 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | W 20 | W 23 | WSW 12 | W 22 | W 21 | WSW 20 | W 20 | W 14 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | 8 | 11 | 83 | 36 | 79 | 129 | 194 | 150 | 318 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
52 | 49 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 201 | 206 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 202 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 48 | 48 | 153 | 48 | 0 |
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