Cobden Beach - The Channel surf break

Cobden Beach - The Channel surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 08 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
17.3° C
(Which is 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 3AM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Afternoon (08 Mar)6ft (1.9m)15s
Evening (08 Mar)6ft (1.8m)15s

Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
2
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.8
WSW
2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
W
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
W
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)151515151515151515151515151514141414141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)195919591933173317331546156814301411124612461108110814211591734508622521425413377563468
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
0
WSW
5
NW
5
W
10
W
15
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
0
ESE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
E
10
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:19AM
3.00
2:39PM
2.93
2:55AM
2.86
3:20PM
2.77
3:36AM
2.71
4:10PM
2.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:15PM
0.78
8:29AM
0.87
8:51PM
0.94
9:07AM
1.03
9:31PM
1.11
9:52AM
1.19
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Sunrise----7:22-------7:22-------7:24---
Sunset-------8:08-------8:07-------8:05
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---11211----1-----------
Temp. °C161616161717171715151515151617161212121212131415
Feels °C (?)1717171717161717151615151415161488889111314
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