Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 5AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 232 | 142 | 106 | 117 | 204 | 306 | 279 | 669 | 722 | 799 | 799 | 700 | 683 | 573 | 555 | 643 | 222 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:32AM2.80m | 4:57PM2.70m | 5:33AM2.71m | 6:01PM2.66m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:13PM1.23m | 10:43AM1.29m | 11:14PM1.37m | 11:43AM1.41m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 232 | 142 | 106 | 117 | 204 | 306 | 279 | 669 | 722 | 799 | 799 | 700 | 683 | 573 | 555 | 643 | 222 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | N 10 | N 10 | WSW 13 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 10 | — |
| kJ | 36 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 125 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 44 | 21 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | — | NNE 3 | — | N 8 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 176 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 0 | 128 |
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