Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (05 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 3AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sun 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | N 6 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 8 | W 15 | WSW 15 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 242 | 218 | 208 | 198 | 152 | 150 | 111 | 109 | 109 | 208 | 292 | 283 | 250 | 181 | 118 | 246 | 311 | 304 | 260 | 175 | 123 | 108 | 93 | 64 | 115 | 284 | 501 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:32AM2.92m | 8:57PM3.06m | 9:23AM3.00m | 9:44PM3.12m | 10:08AM3.08m | 10:26PM3.16m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:18AM1.00m | 2:43PM1.03m | 3:11AM0.94m | 3:33PM0.94m | 3:56AM0.88m | 4:17PM0.88m | 4:38AM0.85m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | 8:25 |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | WSW 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 15 | W 14 |
| kJ | 150 | 113 | 58 | 198 | 152 | 150 | 41 | 71 | 109 | 208 | 41 | 283 | 250 | 181 | 103 | 246 | 311 | 304 | 260 | 175 | 123 | 108 | 93 | 62 | 45 | 284 | 501 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | NW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 9 | W 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | W 6 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 242 | 218 | 208 | 55 | 38 | 37 | 111 | 109 | 77 | 73 | — | 40 | 23 | 28 | 118 | 45 | 40 | 47 | 83 | 170 | 112 | 88 | 70 | 64 | 45 | 31 | 102 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | WSW 12 | W 16 | W 19 | — | W 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 15 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 28 | 27 | 29 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 28 | 5 | 7 | — | 8 | 25 | 58 | 63 | 43 | 59 | 115 | 37 | 52 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 292 | — | — | — | — | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 229 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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