Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 7PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 698 | 482 | 492 | 501 | 492 | 473 | 529 | 509 | 730 | 711 | 666 | 530 | 536 | 862 | 742 | 605 | 605 | 500 | 471 | 384 | 384 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:24PM2.92m | 2:49AM2.87m | 3:08PM2.77m | 3:41AM2.70m | 4:03PM2.63m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:18AM0.89m | 8:35PM1.00m | 9:01AM1.09m | 9:24PM1.20m | 9:50AM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 698 | 482 | 492 | 501 | 492 | 473 | 424 | 370 | 730 | 711 | 666 | 530 | 536 | 862 | 742 | 605 | 605 | 500 | 471 | 384 | 384 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — |
| kJ | 25 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 247 | 300 | 529 | 509 | 253 | 240 | 209 | 209 | 166 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 64 | 66 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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