Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 7AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 23s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue night, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 797 | 657 | 734 | 355 | 558 | 666 | 783 | 818 | 731 | 580 | 1335 | 1293 | 1080 | 940 | 814 | 298 | 288 | 336 | 465 | 787 | 679 | 573 | 490 | 345 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:48PM3.51m | 12:21PM3.43m | 00:41AM3.49m | 1:15PM3.36m | 1:34AM3.41m | 2:08PM3.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:02AM0.52m | 6:29PM0.65m | 6:57AM0.59m | 7:22PM0.73m | 7:52AM0.70m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | — | W 23 | W 12 | W 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 13 | WSW 18 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 797 | 657 | — | 10 | 103 | 71 | 783 | 818 | 731 | 580 | 1335 | 104 | 1080 | 940 | 814 | 178 | 173 | 196 | 169 | 787 | 679 | 573 | 490 | 345 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 22 | W 22 | W 21 | W 20 | W 19 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | N 13 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | N 12 | N 12 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 34 | 30 | 66 | 239 | 106 | 4 | 190 | 251 | 236 | 298 | 288 | 336 | 465 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | W 18 | N 11 | — | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | W 15 | W 14 | WSW 11 | N 12 | — | — | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 105 | 3 | — | 4 | 3 | 14 | 215 | 268 | 90 | 11 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 12 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 |
| kJ | — | — | 734 | 355 | 558 | 666 | — | — | — | — | — | 1293 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 153 | 153 | 169 | 153 | 153 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 85 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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