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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 11 am Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast 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
16.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today?
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 3PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
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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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
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 kJ (?) | 67 | 92 | 90 | 52 | 49 | 50 | 50 | 61 | 103 | 94 | 131 | 181 | 121 | 110 | 115 | 168 | 204 | 170 | 170 | 129 | 129 | 160 | 198 | 427 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:33PM 3.07 | 2:58AM 3.03 | 3:44PM 2.92 | 4:11AM 2.92 | 4:56PM 2.83 | 5:26AM 2.88 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:11AM 0.84 | 8:41PM 1.02 | 9:22AM 1.00 | 9:52PM 1.17 | 10:37AM 1.10 | 11:07PM 1.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
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