Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 2AM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1811 | 1460 | 1275 | 543 | 536 | 951 | 811 | 788 | 665 | 646 | 304 | 276 | 492 | 473 | 473 | 482 | 533 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:23AM3.24m | 1:44PM3.08m | 2:05AM3.05m | 2:24PM2.92m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:13PM0.64m | 7:37AM0.70m | 7:53PM0.81m | 8:18AM0.89m | 8:35PM1.00m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 1811 | 1460 | 1275 | 543 | 536 | 951 | 811 | 788 | 665 | 646 | 144 | 276 | 492 | 473 | 473 | 482 | 533 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | W 19 | W 18 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 14 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 231 | 188 | — | — | — | 28 | 25 | 304 | 239 | 146 | 155 | 148 | 148 | 203 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 25 | 25 | 6 | — | 66 | 66 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
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