Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 9AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 912 | 874 | 754 | 733 | 627 | 617 | 582 | 573 | 424 | 424 | 334 | 324 | 244 | 189 | 145 | 142 | 106 | 128 | 81 | 267 | 267 | 539 | 648 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:46AM3.13m | 3:10PM2.95m | 3:36AM2.95m | 4:01PM2.81m | 4:32AM2.80m | 4:57PM2.70m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:02AM0.94m | 9:20PM1.06m | 9:50AM1.12m | 10:13PM1.23m | 10:43AM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 912 | 874 | 754 | 733 | 627 | 617 | 582 | 573 | 424 | 424 | 334 | 324 | 244 | 189 | 145 | 22 | 24 | 38 | 81 | 267 | 267 | 539 | 648 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 12 | WSW 12 | N 10 | N 9 |
| kJ | 40 | 40 | 61 | 86 | 61 | 38 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 21 | 142 | 106 | 128 | 81 | 78 | 123 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | W 20 | W 19 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | WSW 15 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 42 | 17 | 17 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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