Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 7PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 620 | 1265 | 566 | 530 | 536 | 423 | 742 | 605 | 605 | 500 | 471 | 458 | 384 | 384 | 395 | 431 | 443 | 341 | 411 | 269 | 210 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:08PM2.77m | 3:41AM2.70m | 4:03PM2.63m | 4:45AM2.59m | 5:12PM2.55m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:01AM1.09m | 9:24PM1.20m | 9:50AM1.28m | 10:23PM1.36m | 10:53AM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 10 | W 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 400 | 1265 | 281 | 530 | 536 | 423 | 742 | 605 | 605 | 500 | 471 | 458 | 384 | 384 | 395 | 431 | 443 | 341 | 411 | 269 | 210 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | — | WSW 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 |
| kJ | 620 | — | 566 | 201 | 197 | 166 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 12 | 8 |
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