Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 10AM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 135mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6718 | 6372 | 5875 | 6274 | 6395 | 6303 | 6984 | 7050 | 6539 | 5241 | 4520 | 3786 | 2979 | 2417 | 2181 | 1708 | 1292 | 994 | 822 | 605 | 500 | 465 | 437 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:20AM2.79m | 4:56PM2.74m | 5:44AM2.74m | 6:22PM2.77m | 7:02AM2.80m | 7:37PM2.91m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:34AM1.20m | 11:22PM1.18m | 12:00PM1.23m | 00:46AM1.10m | 1:21PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 14 | W 14 | — | — | — | W 16 | — | W 16 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 14 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | — | 6372 | 5875 | — | — | — | 6984 | — | 6539 | 5241 | 4520 | 3786 | 2979 | 940 | 931 | 763 | 639 | 567 | 440 | 390 | 500 | 360 | 360 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 9 | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 204 | 502 | — | — | 2417 | 2181 | 1708 | 1292 | 994 | 822 | 605 | 193 | 465 | 437 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | W 20 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 117 | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | — | — | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | — | W 16 | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 8 | — | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 6718 | — | — | 6274 | 6395 | 6303 | — | 7050 | — | — | — | 720 | 754 | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 172 | 169 | 169 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 7 | 0 | 190 | 196 | 196 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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