Cobden Beach - The Channel Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.44° S 171.20° E

Cobden Beach - The Channel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cobden Beach - The Channel sea temperature is
12.7°C
0.5° 

Cobden Beach - The Channel surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 5AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Afternoon (02 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Evening (02 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the NW by Thu night).

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
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4
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
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2
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2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
W
9
2.4
W
13
2.2
W
13
2.1
W
13
2
W
13
1.9
W
14
2
W
14
1
WSW
14
2
W
7
2.2
W
8
2.2
W
9
2.4
WNW
9
2.3
WNW
10
2.1
W
10
1.9
WNW
10
2.2
W
14
1.6
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
824
2060
1736
1567
1422
1324
1519
431
435
612
749
858
901
843
696
1949
1045
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
E
5
N
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
N
15
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:25AM3.23m
1:48PM3.10m
2:10AM3.09m
2:36PM2.97m
Low Tide
7:15PM0.73m
7:40AM0.75m
7:58PM0.84m
8:26AM0.90m
8:50PM0.99m
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light rain
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7:00
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:10
 mm
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
4
2
3
2
2
Temp °C
9
8
8
8
9
11
12
13
13
13
13
14
13
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
5
6
6
6
7
9
7
8
9
9
10
11
12
12
12
12
10
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