Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (09 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 12AM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 298 | 423 | 528 | 820 | 1109 | 958 | 655 | 775 | 766 | 587 | 453 | 509 | 484 | 447 | 435 | 429 | 423 | 405 | 372 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:28PM2.79m | 7:05AM2.87m | 7:43PM2.92m | 8:17AM2.99m | 8:48PM3.11m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:06PM1.16m | 00:48AM1.10m | 1:25PM1.10m | 2:02AM0.96m | 2:35PM0.95m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 9 | W 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 14 |
| kJ | 298 | 423 | 528 | 820 | 1109 | 958 | 655 | 775 | 466 | 391 | 367 | 322 | 271 | 212 | 435 | 247 | 178 | 103 | 372 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WNW 9 | NNW 9 | W 14 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | N 9 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 6 |
| kJ | 106 | 104 | 148 | 225 | 225 | 218 | 484 | 510 | 181 | 266 | 326 | 509 | 484 | 447 | 173 | 429 | 423 | 405 | 78 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 18 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 9 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 18 | W 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | 163 | 167 | 180 | 186 | 169 | 60 | 250 | 181 | 158 | 89 | 129 | — | — | — | — | 138 | 130 | 101 | 96 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 766 | 587 | 453 | 377 | 347 | 311 | 312 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 168 | 180 | 122 | 153 | 153 | 122 | 122 | 48 | 85 | 0 | 0 |
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