Cobden Beach - The Channel Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.44° S 171.20° E

Cobden Beach - The Channel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cobden Beach - The Channel sea temperature is
12.5°C
0.3° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 8AM is: 4.5m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)15ft (4.5m)10s
Afternoon (04 Sep)15ft (4.5m)10s
Evening (04 Sep)16ft (5.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 119mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri morning, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
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5
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
16
4
WNW
8
4.5
WNW
10
4.5
W
10
4.5
W
10
5
W
10
5
W
11
4.5
W
12
4.5
W
13
4
W
14
4
W
14
4
W
14
4
W
15
4
W
15
4
W
16
3.5
W
16
3.5
W
16
4
W
17
2.5
W
16
2.5
W
16
2.1
W
16
3.5
WNW
10
2
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1315
2194
3717
3986
4402
5100
5370
6178
6513
6292
6099
6188
6052
6303
6984
6674
6545
7997
3380
3563
2265
2044
1842
Wind (km/h)
35
NNW
45
WNW
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
20
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
10
WNW
15
N
30
NNW
30
NW
25
N
30
NW
15
NW
15
E
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
High Tide
3:07AM2.93m
3:37PM2.83m
4:20AM2.79m
4:56PM2.74m
5:44AM2.74m
6:22PM2.77m
Low Tide
9:22AM1.06m
9:58PM1.12m
10:34AM1.20m
11:22PM1.18m
12:00PM1.23m
mod rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
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light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
6:14
 mm
6
12
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
3
9
4
12
20
19
13
Temp °C
13
14
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
13
12
11
13
13
11
Feels °C
7
6
3
4
2
2
2
3
5
6
7
7
6
7
8
9
9
8
6
6
8
12
8
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