Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 11AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon night, min 3°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 10 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 366 | 404 | 797 | 768 | 768 | 768 | 768 | 758 | 739 | 693 | 666 | 558 | 551 | 435 | 435 | 346 | 269 | 265 | 204 | 240 | 344 | 1272 | 1874 | 1112 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:17AM2.98m | 7:53PM2.99m | 8:22AM3.10m | 8:55PM3.16m | 9:25AM3.23m | 9:53PM3.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:01AM1.02m | 1:35PM0.97m | 2:08AM0.90m | 2:41PM0.88m | 3:10AM0.75m | 3:41PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:21 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
Temp °C | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | -1 | -1 | -1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 5 | WSW 14 | NW 8 | WSW 14 | NW 10 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 366 | 273 | 797 | 768 | 768 | 768 | 768 | 758 | 739 | 693 | 666 | 558 | 551 | 435 | 435 | 346 | 269 | 265 | 30 | 154 | 344 | 65 | 1874 | 1112 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | N 12 | — | — | WSW 14 | — | W 14 | W 23 | WSW 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 246 | 404 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 204 | — | 100 | 10 | 59 | 87 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | W 22 | W 22 |
| kJ | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 10 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNW 7 | NNE 6 | NNW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 14 | 240 | 135 | 1272 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 0 | 190 | 136 | 136 |
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