Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (05 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 6PM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Jun) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 5 | Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Mon 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 17 | W 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 699 | 767 | 783 | 805 | 844 | 750 | 471 | 490 | 464 | 289 | 324 | 593 | 1075 | 1052 | 1089 | 1124 | 874 | 650 | 560 | 760 | 1346 | 3127 | 3161 | 3052 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:50PM2.89m | 2:05AM2.91m | 2:36PM2.80m | 2:53AM2.84m | 3:27PM2.74m | 3:47AM2.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:37AM1.12m | 7:57PM1.13m | 8:24AM1.13m | 8:44PM1.15m | 9:16AM1.12m | 9:36PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 |
 | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 10 | W 19 | WSW 8 | WSW 18 | W 17 | W 17 |
| kJ | 699 | 767 | 783 | 805 | 844 | 750 | 471 | 490 | 464 | 289 | 300 | 211 | 188 | 153 | 135 | 1124 | 874 | 650 | 94 | 760 | 359 | 3127 | 3161 | 3052 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | — | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 17 | — | — | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | W 20 | NW 9 | WSW 18 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 29 | 29 | 15 | 6 | — | 276 | 283 | 248 | 281 | 151 | 125 | 22 | — | — | 137 | 107 | 125 | 299 | 84 | 1346 | 67 | 65 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 15 | W 20 | — | W 19 | W 19 | NNW 11 | W 10 | W 18 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | W 24 | W 23 | WSW 22 | W 13 | N 12 | NW 9 | N 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 8 | — | 7 | 7 | 42 | 96 | 25 | 70 | — | — | — | 11 | 43 | 91 | 3 | 3 | 86 | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 324 | 593 | 1075 | 1052 | 1089 | — | — | — | 560 | 459 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 190 | 190 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 48 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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