Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 6AM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 16ft (5.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 15ft (4.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu night, min 3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri morning, calm by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1876 | 1559 | 1840 | 2806 | 4103 | 6203 | 8467 | 7550 | 6225 | 4536 | 2660 | 1573 | 951 | 663 | 434 | 377 | 267 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:30PM3.27m | 11:50AM3.21m | 00:03AM3.30m | 12:24PM3.21m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:41AM0.90m | 5:57PM0.87m | 6:15AM0.83m | 6:30PM0.83m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | -2 | -2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 17 | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 304 | 277 | 360 | — | — | — | — | — | 6225 | 4536 | 2660 | 1573 | 951 | 663 | 434 | 377 | 267 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | W 22 | WSW 13 | W 20 | W 12 |
| kJ | 314 | 307 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 54 | 8 | 77 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | — | W 20 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | SE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1876 | 1559 | 1840 | 2806 | 4103 | 6203 | 8467 | 7550 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 156 | 190 | 177 | 153 | 153 | 156 | 153 | 190 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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