Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 6PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | NW 8 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 13 | W 13 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2883 | 2267 | 1833 | 1391 | 1083 | 835 | 723 | 365 | 221 | 244 | 276 | 354 | 418 | 399 | 487 | 1207 | 2190 | 1557 | 2857 | 4710 | 6576 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:50AM3.20m | 11:02PM3.31m | 11:23AM3.26m | 11:35PM3.37m | 11:57AM3.29m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:56PM0.78m | 5:14AM0.69m | 5:29PM0.69m | 5:47AM0.62m | 6:02PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | WSW 10 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 18 | W 18 | W 9 | W 17 | W 16 | N 8 | — | N 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | 141 | 137 | 1833 | 1391 | 1083 | 835 | 337 | 365 | 221 | 244 | 116 | 89 | 418 | 399 | 257 | 576 | 427 | 11 | — | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 23 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | W 21 | NNW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 20 | W 19 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 13 | N 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 11 | 137 | 125 | 123 | 263 | 81 | 281 | 218 | 122 | 276 | 354 | 62 | 45 | 265 | 29 | 19 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 23 | W 22 | W 22 | W 22 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 20 | W 12 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | 40 | 39 | 38 | — | 147 | 86 | 202 | 72 | 84 | 56 | 123 | 487 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 2883 | 2267 | — | — | — | — | 723 | — | — | — | 176 | 178 | 203 | 221 | — | 1207 | 2190 | 1557 | 2857 | 4710 | 6576 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 156 | 190 | 153 | 169 | 48 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 48 | 153 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 80 | 190 | 196 | 210 | 153 | 227 |
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