Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 12PM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 60mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 18 | W 13 | W 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 171 | 122 | 94 | 106 | 121 | 264 | 768 | 1145 | 1315 | 1411 | 1280 | 1332 | 1046 | 953 | 966 | 1060 | 965 | 1042 | 1014 | 915 | 608 | 590 | 424 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:25PM3.22m | 00:43AM3.19m | 12:59PM3.16m | 1:19AM3.08m | 1:33PM3.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:18AM0.62m | 6:35PM0.65m | 6:53AM0.70m | 7:10PM0.74m | 7:29AM0.82m | 7:46PM0.86m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 171 | 122 | 94 | 65 | 62 | 264 | 768 | 1145 | 1315 | 1411 | 1280 | 1332 | 1046 | 953 | 966 | 1060 | 965 | 1042 | 1014 | 915 | 608 | 590 | 153 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 13 | N 12 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 141 | 101 | 89 | 87 | 121 | 37 | 47 | 73 | 100 | 132 | 129 | 107 | 84 | 66 | 51 | 39 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 103 | 121 | 129 | 424 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 13 | NW 11 | — | NW 10 | — | — | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | WNW 8 | W 18 |
| kJ | 25 | 15 | 15 | 106 | 106 | 85 | 5 | — | 26 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 12 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | W 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 16 | 35 | 69 | 100 | 71 | — | 57 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 48 | 7 |
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