Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 6AM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2136 | 1940 | 1857 | 1834 | 1766 | 684 | 648 | 631 | 1077 | 1048 | 912 | 874 | 754 | 733 | 627 | 617 | 515 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:58AM3.31m | 2:24PM3.11m | 2:46AM3.13m | 3:10PM2.95m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:45PM0.72m | 8:15AM0.75m | 8:31PM0.88m | 9:02AM0.94m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 2136 | 1940 | 1857 | 1834 | 1766 | 356 | 307 | 262 | 1077 | 1048 | 912 | 874 | 754 | 733 | 627 | 617 | 515 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 6 | N 11 | NNW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 684 | 648 | 631 | 25 | 24 | 40 | 40 | 85 | 61 | 18 | 83 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | N 11 | W 20 | N 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 61 | 8 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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