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Cobden Beach - The Channel Surf Forecast
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Cobden Beach - The Channel surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 27 Nov 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Cobden Beach - The Channel surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cobden Beach - The Channel sea temperature is
16.4° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today?
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 5AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Nov) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Nov) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Nov) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 447 | 256 | 235 | 208 | 539 | 801 | 655 | 702 | 650 | 596 | 508 | 484 | 474 | 359 | 314 | 585 | 752 | 722 | 915 | 949 | 856 | 755 | 673 | 814 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:00AM 2.75 | 4:19PM 2.79 | 4:58AM 2.71 | 5:20PM 2.78 | 5:58AM 2.72 | 6:22PM 2.82 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:45PM 1.16 | 10:08AM 1.19 | 10:44PM 1.14 | 11:07AM 1.18 | 11:44PM 1.08 | 12:09PM 1.13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:52 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
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