Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 11AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 965 | 1042 | 1014 | 722 | 799 | 799 | 692 | 408 | 414 | 972 | 941 | 2269 | 1984 | 1984 | 1902 | 1603 | 1693 | 2209 | 1712 | 595 | 898 | 736 | 639 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:19AM3.08m | 1:33PM3.06m | 1:57AM2.96m | 2:10PM2.94m | 2:38AM2.82m | 2:51PM2.80m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:29AM0.82m | 7:46PM0.86m | 8:06AM0.95m | 8:24PM1.00m | 8:46AM1.10m | 9:08PM1.14m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — |
mm | 7 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 9 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | W 13 | NW 7 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 965 | 1042 | 1014 | 722 | 799 | 65 | 692 | 408 | 414 | 972 | 941 | 2269 | 1984 | 1984 | 1902 | 1603 | 1693 | 2209 | 1712 | 595 | 898 | 736 | 639 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 13 | NNW 6 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | W 18 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 8 | W 16 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | W 13 | NNW 7 | — | N 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 77 | 12 | 88 | 26 | 73 | 69 | 39 | 80 | 597 | 107 | 119 | 119 | 85 | 60 | 45 | — | — | 335 | 18 | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 18 | N 12 | N 7 | W 16 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 3 | 31 | 338 | 101 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | — | WNW 6 | — | WSW 13 | — | WSW 4 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | SE 2 |
| kJ | 100 | 93 | — | 136 | — | 799 | — | 25 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 122 | 190 | 201 | 201 | 37 | 201 | 0 | 201 | 163 | 48 | 85 | 85 | 201 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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