Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 9AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 3.0m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 16ft (5.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 16ft (5.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the N by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 9 | W 14 | W 14 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2289 | 4007 | 4606 | 3906 | 5579 | 7875 | 7062 | 5592 | 4148 | 3172 | 2875 | 2270 | 1968 | 1475 | 1191 | 912 | 771 | 574 | 497 | 416 | 339 | 253 | 104 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:00AM3.28m | 2:22PM3.24m | 2:59AM3.14m | 3:23PM3.12m | 4:06AM3.00m | 4:31PM3.00m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:10AM0.80m | 8:38PM0.80m | 9:08AM0.96m | 9:44PM0.94m | 10:14AM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | |  |  |  | |  | | | | |  | | | | | |  | |  | |
 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — |
mm | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | 4007 | — | — | — | — | — | 5592 | 4148 | 3172 | 2875 | 2270 | 1968 | 1475 | 1191 | 912 | 771 | 574 | 497 | 416 | 339 | 253 | 104 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | WSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | W 14 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 4 |
| kJ | 2289 | — | 4606 | 3906 | 5579 | 7875 | 7062 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 153 | 153 | 153 | 172 | 169 | 703 | 190 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 172 | 177 | 202 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 196 | 128 | 128 |
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Cobden Beach - The Channel surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest