Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (27 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 11PM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 21s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3103 | 2499 | 2945 | 3046 | 2726 | 2016 | 1520 | 1392 | 1361 | 1361 | 1314 | 1487 | 1018 | 1139 | 2510 | 2299 | 2248 | 1922 | 544 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:06AM3.40m | 12:28PM3.34m | 00:43AM3.42m | 1:05PM3.34m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:58PM0.57m | 6:18AM0.50m | 6:33PM0.54m | 6:55AM0.52m | 7:12PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | W 17 | W 16 | WSW 16 | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 9 |
| kJ | 3103 | 2499 | 88 | 78 | 78 | 122 | 315 | 394 | 277 | 198 | 341 | — | 961 | 676 | 2510 | 2299 | 2248 | 1922 | 544 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 22 | W 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 38 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1018 | 1139 | — | — | — | — | 507 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2945 | 3046 | 2726 | 2016 | 1520 | 1392 | 1361 | 1361 | 1314 | 1487 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 169 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 163 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 122 | 0 |
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