Cobden Beach - The Channel surf break

Cobden Beach - The Channel surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 28 Feb 2026 NZDT
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Cobden Beach - The Channel surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cobden Beach - The Channel sea temperature is
19.3° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today?

The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 4PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Feb)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (28 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (28 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
!
!
2
3
3
2
2
0
0
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.6
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
1
WSW
1.2
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.7
WSW
Period(s) (?)13131313131212121212788910101010101111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)746642538522411329258254203246225509603641712562407307236308167206167121
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
10
W
10
W
10
W
0
S
5
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
ESE
20
WSW
20
SW
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscrossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:14AM
2.98
9:44PM
3.00
10:10AM
3.15
10:37PM
3.13
10:57AM
3.29
11:21PM
3.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:31PM
0.92
3:59AM
0.93
4:24PM
0.75
4:47AM
0.75
5:10PM
0.62
5:30AM
0.63
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise--------7:13-------7:13-------
Sunset---8:22-------8:20-------8:19----
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------11------------
Temp. °C151717171512111113151615119761015151412987
Feels °C (?)131515161511101012141211853261210910543
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