Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 9AM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2033 | 2090 | 2119 | 2119 | 1936 | 1936 | 1910 | 1739 | 1715 | 1715 | 1787 | 2413 | 1596 | 1596 | 2641 | 2141 | 1892 | 1869 | 730 | 581 | 648 | 1229 | 622 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:25AM3.54m | 12:53PM3.38m | 1:12AM3.45m | 1:39PM3.26m | 1:58AM3.31m | 2:24PM3.11m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:40AM0.50m | 7:00PM0.61m | 7:28AM0.60m | 7:45PM0.72m | 8:15AM0.75m | 8:31PM0.88m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 2033 | 2090 | 2119 | 2119 | 1936 | 1936 | 1910 | 1739 | 1715 | 1715 | 1787 | 2413 | 1596 | 1596 | 2641 | 2141 | 1892 | 1869 | 384 | 369 | 301 | 1229 | 622 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | NNW 12 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 730 | 581 | 648 | 14 | 246 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 10 | NNW 10 | — | NNW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 10 | — | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 182 | 261 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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