Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (26 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- 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 4AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s 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) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| 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)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Thu 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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1725 | 1316 | 928 | 743 | 658 | 531 | 567 | 522 | 538 | 225 | 173 | 173 | 170 | 265 | 314 | 295 | 295 | 240 | 240 | 228 | 222 | 284 | 276 | 289 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:43PM2.83m | 8:08AM2.89m | 8:33PM2.91m | 8:55AM2.96m | 9:18PM3.00m | 9:39AM3.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:57AM1.33m | 2:21PM1.33m | 2:46AM1.29m | 3:09PM1.29m | 3:30AM1.24m | 3:53PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | 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 |
| kJ | 1725 | 1316 | 928 | 743 | 658 | 531 | 567 | 522 | 538 | 166 | 166 | 135 | 166 | 265 | 314 | 295 | 295 | 240 | 240 | 205 | 201 | 189 | 146 | 146 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 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 |
| kJ | 12 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 225 | 173 | 173 | 170 | 101 | 85 | 93 | 130 | 130 | 179 | 228 | 222 | 284 | 276 | 289 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 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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