Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 6PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1767 | 2114 | 2139 | 1198 | 1051 | 4065 | 1922 | 4849 | 4650 | 4484 | 4371 | 4142 | 3601 | 3260 | 2981 | 2437 | 2177 | 1763 | 1554 | 1363 | 1033 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 7:28AM2.59m | 7:56PM2.70m | 8:20AM2.74m | 8:41PM2.88m | 9:04AM2.90m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:45PM1.28m | 2:12AM1.17m | 2:34PM1.11m | 2:55AM0.98m | 3:13PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 744 | 834 | — | 1922 | 4849 | 4650 | 4484 | 4371 | 4142 | 3601 | 3260 | 2981 | 2437 | 2177 | 1763 | 1554 | 1363 | 1033 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 14 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1767 | 2114 | 2139 | 1198 | 1051 | 4065 | 987 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 153 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 190 | 320 | 180 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 201 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 |
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