Cobden Beach - The Channel Surf Break

Cobden Beach - The Channel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.44° S 171.20° E

Issued: 11 am 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cobden Beach - The Channel sea temperature is
13.8° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 7PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (01 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (01 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
1
2
3
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.5
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.5
W
10
0.7
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
137
139
58
36
31
75
75
77
40
41
67
101
50
141
175
157
281
325
351
377
431
1166
1613
1843
Wind (km/h)
5
E
0
E
5
W
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
W
0
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
NNE
20
NE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
11:36AM3.15m
11:50PM3.20m
12:12PM3.14m
00:25AM3.19m
12:48PM3.10m
1:02AM3.16m
Low Tide
5:45PM1.07m
6:01AM1.05m
6:20PM1.03m
6:37AM1.01m
6:55PM1.00m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:04
8:04
8:04
8:04
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:13
5:13
5:14
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
11
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
9
11
12
12
11
11
12
11
Feels °C
8
10
11
10
8
8
8
8
8
11
10
10
9
8
8
8
6
9
10
9
8
8
8
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.5
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.5
W
10
0.7
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
Energy kJ
137
139
36
36
31
75
75
77
40
41
67
101
48
141
175
157
281
325
351
377
431
1166
1613
1843
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.4
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
NW
5
0.6
NW
5
0.7
NW
5
0.1
SW
15
0.8
W
12
0.1
SW
13
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
23
Energy kJ
3
1
58
33
30
17
18
50
10
22
28
8
190
7
11
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.3
NW
5
Energy kJ
1
1
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NNE
7
Energy kJ
206
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
63
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
136
136
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
6
6
5
7
8
9
9
9
7
5
5
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