Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 7PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1766 | 684 | 648 | 536 | 1077 | 1048 | 912 | 765 | 754 | 733 | 627 | 617 | 515 | 507 | 483 | 408 | 334 | 324 | 248 | 189 | 145 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:24PM3.11m | 2:46AM3.13m | 3:10PM2.95m | 3:36AM2.95m | 4:01PM2.81m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:15AM0.75m | 8:31PM0.88m | 9:02AM0.94m | 9:20PM1.06m | 9:50AM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 1766 | 307 | 301 | 256 | 1077 | 1048 | 912 | 765 | 754 | 733 | 627 | 617 | 515 | 507 | 483 | 408 | 334 | 324 | 248 | 189 | 145 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 5 | N 6 | N 11 | N 11 | NNW 4 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 684 | 648 | 536 | 25 | 24 | 40 | 40 | 11 | 16 | 61 | 58 | 6 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNW 11 | N 11 | — | W 20 | NNW 11 | NNW 4 | W 19 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 |
| kJ | — | 8 | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | 5 | 40 | 61 | — | 8 | 37 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 14 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 48 | 0 |
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