Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 9AM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 19 | WSW 13 | W 18 | W 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1049 | 831 | 770 | 466 | 1198 | 1592 | 891 | 509 | 484 | 447 | 435 | 429 | 423 | 405 | 372 | 361 | 286 | 414 | 222 | 182 | 167 | 160 | 220 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:05AM2.87m | 7:43PM2.92m | 8:17AM2.99m | 8:48PM3.11m | 9:19AM3.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:48AM1.10m | 1:25PM1.10m | 2:02AM0.96m | 2:35PM0.95m | 3:04AM0.76m | 3:33PM0.76m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | W 17 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | N 9 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | N 8 | N 7 |
| kJ | 1049 | 831 | 770 | 466 | 205 | 352 | 367 | 322 | 265 | 207 | 204 | 167 | 112 | 75 | 372 | 361 | 286 | 414 | 222 | 170 | 165 | 76 | 131 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 9 | W 13 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 6 | W 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 12 | W 17 |
| kJ | 222 | 218 | 195 | 387 | 128 | 341 | 326 | 509 | 484 | 447 | 435 | 429 | 423 | 405 | 59 | 45 | 71 | 69 | 49 | 47 | 46 | 121 | 220 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 14 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | W 9 | N 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | W 6 | WSW 20 | W 6 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 12 |
| kJ | 167 | 43 | 54 | 247 | — | 35 | 93 | — | — | 6 | 169 | 135 | 101 | 101 | 73 | 71 | 34 | 132 | 20 | 182 | 167 | 160 | 72 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1198 | 1592 | 891 | 441 | 311 | 262 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 163 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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