Cobden Beach - The Channel Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.44° S 171.20° E

Cobden Beach - The Channel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cobden Beach - The Channel sea temperature is
12.3°C
0.1° 

Cobden Beach - The Channel surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 11AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (25 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (25 Sep)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat night, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
W
14
1.5
W
14
1.5
W
13
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.6
W
13
1.5
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.6
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
9
2
WNW
9
2
WNW
9
2.5
W
8
3.5
W
9
3.5
W
10
3
W
10
3.5
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
861
836
824
290
367
361
809
668
649
553
544
469
396
270
449
560
600
710
912
1862
1927
1810
2270
Wind (km/h)
5
E
0
E
5
NNW
15
ENE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
WNW
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNE
30
SW
35
SW
20
WSW
5
SE
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
off
glassy
High Tide
9:43AM3.06m
9:56PM3.20m
10:18AM3.20m
10:30PM3.33m
10:53AM3.29m
Low Tide
3:32AM0.81m
3:49PM0.78m
4:07AM0.65m
4:24PM0.66m
4:42AM0.55m
4:58PM0.57m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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6:20
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6:18
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7:16
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6:34
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6:35
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7:36
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 mm
1
1
2
4
1
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1
1
1
1
1
3
14
4
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Temp °C
7
8
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
8
8
9
11
12
11
10
10
10
11
9
7
Feels °C
5
7
7
6
7
8
6
6
5
4
4
5
5
7
10
10
9
8
4
2
5
6
4
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