Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 19s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 18s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 8AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 19s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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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 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 453 | 490 | 400 | 300 | 284 | 296 | 1083 | 1331 | 2023 | 2345 | 2573 | 2898 | 2567 | 2534 | 2634 | 2479 | 2712 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:19PM3.51m | 11:44AM3.39m | 00:02AM3.49m | 12:26PM3.33m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:33AM0.40m | 5:52PM0.47m | 6:16AM0.43m | 6:33PM0.52m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 7 |
Feels °C | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 453 | 490 | 399 | 300 | 238 | 146 | 1083 | 1331 | 2023 | 2345 | 2573 | 2898 | 2567 | 2534 | 2634 | 2479 | 2712 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 8 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 411 | 337 | 400 | 163 | 284 | 296 | 86 | 82 | 28 | 17 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | W 18 | W 19 | W 19 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 51 | 24 | 15 | 232 | 188 | 267 | 44 | 32 | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 1 | 1 |
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