Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 4PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 536 | 951 | 811 | 684 | 665 | 395 | 304 | 276 | 501 | 473 | 407 | 473 | 416 | 416 | 529 | 509 | 730 | 711 | 666 | 551 | 874 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:44PM3.08m | 2:05AM3.05m | 2:24PM2.92m | 2:49AM2.87m | 3:08PM2.77m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:37AM0.70m | 7:53PM0.81m | 8:18AM0.89m | 8:35PM1.00m | 9:01AM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | -1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 536 | 951 | 811 | 684 | 665 | 395 | 144 | 276 | 501 | 473 | 407 | 473 | 416 | 416 | 370 | 377 | 730 | 711 | 666 | 551 | 874 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | — | — | — | W 19 | W 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 14 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 17 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — |
| kJ | 188 | — | — | — | 28 | 103 | 304 | 239 | 146 | 155 | 195 | 148 | 239 | 304 | 529 | 509 | 235 | 197 | 163 | 166 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | — | 64 | 66 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
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