Cobden Beach - The Channel surf break

Cobden Beach - The Channel surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 27 Feb 2026 NZDT
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Cobden Beach - The Channel surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cobden Beach - The Channel sea temperature is
18.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today?

The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 3AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (27 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (27 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
WSW
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.7
W
1.1
W
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
W
1.1
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.6
WSW
2
WSW
Period(s) (?)1313131313131212121313131313131313121212121288
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)523865875972402411329314392670713735746642538522411329258254203246287474
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
10
W
5
WNW
0
SE
5
E
5
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
0
S
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
SE
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:27PM
2.79
8:05AM
2.83
8:41PM
2.87
9:14AM
2.98
9:44PM
3.00
10:10AM
3.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:45AM
1.23
2:26PM
1.09
2:59AM
1.10
3:31PM
0.92
3:59AM
0.93
4:24PM
0.75
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Sunrise----7:11-------7:11-------7:13---
Sunset-------8:23-------8:22-------8:20
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
22--------------------11
Temp. °C161515141418171716151312151817171513121113151615
Feels °C (?)16141514131715151514119131615161512111013121210
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