Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 7AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 15 | NNW 8 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 316 | 350 | 296 | 414 | 287 | 400 | 368 | 275 | 227 | 171 | 122 | 94 | 106 | 106 | 198 | 778 | 1145 | 1315 | 1411 | 1280 | 1169 | 1032 | 953 | 966 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:30PM3.29m | 11:50AM3.24m | 00:07AM3.26m | 12:25PM3.22m | 00:43AM3.19m | 12:59PM3.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:41AM0.59m | 5:59PM0.60m | 6:18AM0.62m | 6:35PM0.65m | 6:53AM0.70m | 7:10PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 316 | 350 | 257 | 414 | 287 | 400 | 368 | 275 | 227 | 171 | 122 | 94 | 65 | 62 | 38 | 778 | 1145 | 1315 | 1411 | 1280 | 1169 | 1032 | 953 | 966 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | NW 10 | WSW 15 | N 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 16 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 292 | 288 | 130 | 300 | 99 | 215 | 213 | 210 | 149 | 141 | 101 | 89 | 87 | 85 | 198 | 61 | 77 | 95 | 132 | 132 | 109 | 86 | 80 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | — | WSW 15 | — | WSW 15 | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 13 | — | — | NW 10 | — | — | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 |
| kJ | 31 | — | 296 | — | 222 | — | — | 40 | 28 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 106 | 106 | 125 | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 |
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