Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 3PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 664 | 509 | 390 | 324 | 322 | 961 | 849 | 743 | 665 | 596 | 514 | 443 | 174 | 196 | 263 | 288 | 320 | 320 | 297 | 337 | 353 | 408 | 434 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:22AM3.37m | 1:45PM3.27m | 2:07AM3.25m | 2:29PM3.16m | 2:59AM3.09m | 3:24PM3.01m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:36AM0.61m | 7:54PM0.67m | 8:20AM0.76m | 8:42PM0.82m | 9:12AM0.94m | 9:43PM0.98m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 |
| kJ | 664 | 509 | 377 | 324 | 290 | 961 | 849 | 743 | 665 | 596 | 514 | 443 | 147 | 123 | 125 | 288 | 320 | 320 | 297 | 337 | 353 | 408 | 434 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
| kJ | 394 | 395 | 390 | 317 | 322 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 174 | 196 | 263 | 142 | 131 | 131 | 191 | 137 | 131 | 115 | 112 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 202 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 85 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 37 | 0 |
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