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Cobden Beach - The Channel Surf Forecast
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Cobden Beach - The Channel surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 03 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Cobden Beach - The Channel surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cobden Beach - The Channel sea temperature is
16.4° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today?
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 9PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (03 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 51 | 76 | 92 | 186 | 473 | 696 | 551 | 495 | 432 | 449 | 365 | 257 | 184 | 127 | 142 | 449 | 499 | 546 | 543 | 670 | 709 | 884 | 970 | 884 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:07PM 3.33 | 10:37AM 3.33 | 11:01PM 3.42 | 11:28AM 3.43 | 11:56PM 3.45 | 12:20PM 3.47 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:55PM 0.63 | 4:23AM 0.58 | 4:47PM 0.54 | 5:16AM 0.55 | 5:40PM 0.49 | 6:09AM 0.57 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 8:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 |
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