Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (25 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 8AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 690 | 2314 | 3124 | 2601 | 2527 | 2237 | 1725 | 1316 | 1029 | 718 | 579 | 531 | 558 | 594 | 225 | 225 | 173 | 173 | 236 | 312 | 356 | 341 | 282 | 235 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:16AM2.84m | 7:43PM2.83m | 8:08AM2.89m | 8:33PM2.91m | 8:55AM2.96m | 9:18PM3.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:02AM1.34m | 1:29PM1.34m | 1:57AM1.33m | 2:21PM1.33m | 2:46AM1.29m | 3:09PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:10 |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 690 | 2314 | 3124 | 2601 | 2527 | 2237 | 1725 | 1316 | 1029 | 718 | 579 | 531 | 558 | 594 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 236 | 312 | 356 | 341 | 282 | 235 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 219 | 148 | 93 | 73 | 37 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 225 | 225 | 173 | 173 | 129 | 71 | — | 79 | 128 | 130 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 290 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | SE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 85 | 190 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 169 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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