Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 6AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 444 | 367 | 361 | 361 | 356 | 298 | 307 | 395 | 249 | 540 | 507 | 527 | 441 | 416 | 496 | 395 | 385 | 230 | 307 | 443 | 337 | 333 | 411 | 416 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:41AM2.76m | 7:15PM2.84m | 7:53AM2.82m | 8:24PM2.95m | 8:56AM2.93m | 9:21PM3.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:22AM1.14m | 12:56PM1.22m | 1:38AM1.06m | 2:09PM1.11m | 2:42AM0.93m | 3:09PM0.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | NW 9 | NW 8 | N 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 444 | 367 | 361 | 361 | 356 | 298 | 307 | 395 | 249 | 540 | 507 | 527 | 441 | 416 | 496 | 395 | 385 | 222 | 95 | 135 | 88 | 131 | 82 | 416 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 16 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 19 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 25 | 32 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 198 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 63 | 75 | 76 | 307 | 443 | 337 | 333 | 411 | 411 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | W 18 | WSW 19 | N 10 | NW 7 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | W 19 | N 7 | W 18 | WSW 14 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 57 | 73 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 230 | 156 | — | 55 | 55 | 70 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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