
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (26 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 10PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Mon 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
549 | 514 | 530 | 225 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 222 | 250 | 288 | 289 | 230 | 240 | 231 | 225 | 284 | 371 | 293 | 346 | 326 | 236 | 249 | 229 | 242 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:33PM2.91m | 8:55AM2.96m | 9:18PM3.00m | 9:39AM3.03m | 9:59PM3.08m | 10:20AM3.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:21PM1.33m | 2:46AM1.29m | 3:09PM1.29m | 3:30AM1.24m | 3:53PM1.23m | 4:11AM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | |
5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 9 | WSW 13 |
549 | 514 | 530 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 222 | 250 | 288 | 289 | 230 | 240 | 209 | 201 | 189 | 156 | 153 | 346 | 326 | 236 | 249 | 111 | 242 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 |
— | — | — | 225 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 135 | 85 | 93 | 130 | 130 | 179 | 231 | 225 | 284 | 371 | 293 | 111 | 116 | 119 | 113 | 229 | 75 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 2 | ESE 2 | — |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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