Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 6PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 71mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 528 | 463 | 773 | 981 | 1785 | 1500 | 3639 | 3824 | 2785 | 1481 | 1854 | 1642 | 1357 | 1340 | 1040 | 653 | 352 | 276 | 276 | 354 | 418 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:15AM3.09m | 10:29PM3.22m | 10:50AM3.20m | 11:02PM3.31m | 11:23AM3.26m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:24PM0.89m | 4:40AM0.81m | 4:56PM0.78m | 5:14AM0.69m | 5:29PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 19 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 16 | W 15 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 14 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | NNW 10 | W 13 | W 13 | NNW 9 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 528 | 463 | 181 | 170 | 1785 | 1500 | 203 | 3824 | 2785 | 1045 | 1854 | 125 | 125 | 723 | 1040 | 653 | 352 | 276 | 116 | 107 | 81 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 22 | W 22 | W 22 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 |
| kJ | 157 | 110 | 49 | 14 | 74 | 215 | — | 146 | 132 | 126 | 125 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 329 | 221 | 176 | 144 | 276 | 354 | 418 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 23 | W 23 | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 21 | NW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 86 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | 202 | 186 | 144 | 95 | 47 | 55 | 58 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | E 3 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | NNE 8 | NNW 10 | — | — | NW 10 | — | NW 10 | NW 9 | W 11 | — | — | WNW 8 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 8 | 773 | 981 | — | 469 | 3639 | — | — | 1481 | — | 1642 | 1357 | 1340 | — | — | 150 | — | 253 | 245 | 266 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 216 | 136 | 0 | 136 | 168 | 168 | 216 | 202 | 156 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 169 | 48 | 7 | 48 | 153 | 202 | 153 |
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