Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 19s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 5AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu morning, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | W 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 337 | 331 | 264 | 372 | 458 | 1004 | 1019 | 1048 | 2159 | 2669 | 6275 | 5876 | 5320 | 4749 | 4322 | 4322 | 1692 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 9:29PM3.26m | 9:56AM3.21m | 10:14PM3.38m | 10:38AM3.29m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:44AM0.57m | 4:05PM0.58m | 4:28AM0.46m | 4:46PM0.49m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 |
| kJ | 337 | 331 | 264 | 372 | 341 | 574 | 1019 | 944 | 922 | 1107 | 6275 | 5876 | 5320 | 4749 | 4322 | 4322 | 1692 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 | W 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 14 | W 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 162 | 222 | 195 | 260 | 233 | 512 | 734 | 1048 | 2159 | 2669 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 22 | N 7 | — | WSW 20 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 57 | 156 | 1 | — | 517 | 360 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 51 | 458 | 1004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1198 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 85 | 172 | 180 | 190 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 153 |
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