Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (11 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 10PM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | N 8 | WNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | N 9 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 167 | 160 | 222 | 280 | 188 | 181 | 222 | 1163 | 1514 | 1109 | 1243 | 1019 | 753 | 500 | 565 | 681 | 595 | 480 | 510 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:44PM3.30m | 10:13AM3.29m | 10:33PM3.44m | 11:01AM3.37m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:33PM0.76m | 3:58AM0.58m | 4:23PM0.60m | 4:47AM0.45m | 5:09PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 165 | 121 | 33 | 106 | 159 | 168 | 146 | 1163 | 1514 | 1109 | 1243 | 1019 | 753 | 450 | 565 | 681 | 595 | 480 | 510 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 13 | W 15 | WSW 15 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 46 | 160 | 222 | 280 | 188 | 181 | 222 | 119 | 71 | 544 | 354 | 317 | 377 | 500 | 260 | 187 | 114 | 454 | 329 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | N 5 | WSW 12 | — | WNW 9 | NW 9 | W 16 | — | WSW 20 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 167 | 12 | 47 | — | 8 | 21 | 179 | — | 37 | 68 | 69 | 100 | 183 | 181 | 179 | 229 | 235 | 88 | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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