Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 11AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | W 9 | NNW 8 | W 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1157 | 1022 | 306 | 204 | 500 | 855 | 812 | 2203 | 2701 | 3569 | 3679 | 6719 | 6625 | 5570 | 4284 | 3423 | 2673 | 2277 | 1744 | 1387 | 1141 | 1233 | 1349 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 6:36AM2.69m | 7:06PM2.69m | 7:37AM2.74m | 8:07PM2.77m | 8:32AM2.83m | 8:58PM2.89m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:20AM1.44m | 12:49PM1.46m | 1:25AM1.45m | 1:53PM1.45m | 2:22AM1.40m | 2:49PM1.37m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | 17 | 3 | — | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | NNW 8 | N 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 1157 | 1022 | 306 | 204 | 245 | 855 | 812 | 2203 | 2701 | 3569 | 3679 | 6719 | 6625 | 5570 | 4284 | 3423 | 2673 | 2277 | 1744 | 1387 | 1141 | 1233 | 1349 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 7 | W 9 | W 18 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 159 | 202 | 158 | 297 | 240 | 186 | 186 | 151 | 99 | 41 | 29 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 8 | WNW 8 | — | W 17 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 149 | 120 | — | 373 | 620 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 388 | 0 | 0 | 207 | 210 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 190 | 190 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 |
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