Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 4PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 666 | 558 | 551 | 435 | 376 | 346 | 265 | 265 | 204 | 154 | 308 | 1248 | 1372 | 931 | 512 | 452 | 540 | 684 | 1267 | 2171 | 1644 | 4579 | 4824 | 4583 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:22AM3.10m | 8:55PM3.16m | 9:25AM3.23m | 9:53PM3.33m | 10:23AM3.35m | 10:46PM3.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:41PM0.88m | 3:10AM0.75m | 3:41PM0.76m | 4:07AM0.60m | 4:35PM0.64m | 5:00AM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  | |  |  | |  |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 |
 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | 5:21 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 7 | NW 8 | W 14 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 10 | NNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 13 | W 18 | W 12 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 |
| kJ | 666 | 558 | 551 | 435 | 376 | 346 | 265 | 265 | 204 | 105 | 308 | 96 | 1372 | 931 | 339 | 344 | 540 | 684 | 340 | 332 | 1644 | 4579 | 4824 | 4583 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 13 | N 12 | — | N 11 | N 11 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 23 | W 13 | W 13 | W 20 | WNW 11 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | W 18 | — | NNW 7 | N 8 | N 7 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 154 | 100 | 10 | 85 | 87 | 31 | 452 | 72 | 104 | 163 | — | 191 | 138 | 112 | 84 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | W 22 | W 22 | — | WSW 20 | — | W 13 | — | — | W 17 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 10 | 9 | — | 38 | — | 14 | — | — | 819 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNW 8 | — | — | NNW 9 | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 10 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 114 | 150 | 139 | 1248 | — | — | 512 | — | 273 | 266 | 1267 | 2171 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 37 | 136 | 0 |
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