Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (31 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 12AM is: 4.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 9 | WSW 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2424 | 3955 | 4817 | 4540 | 4330 | 4360 | 5579 | 6248 | 6643 | 6742 | 6447 | 5753 | 4950 | 3735 | 2805 | 2561 | 3369 | 1049 | 2412 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:09AM3.38m | 12:31PM3.27m | 00:45AM3.33m | 1:07PM3.21m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:02PM0.65m | 6:22AM0.61m | 6:36PM0.67m | 6:59AM0.65m | 7:15PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | — | W 13 | WSW 20 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2805 | 2561 | — | 1049 | 75 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WSW 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 13 | W 9 | W 13 |
| kJ | 2424 | 3955 | 4817 | 4540 | 4330 | 4360 | 5579 | 6248 | 6643 | 6742 | 6447 | 5753 | 4950 | 3735 | 981 | 798 | 3369 | 854 | 2412 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 210 | 173 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 227 | 190 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 1 | 153 | 7 | 8 | 153 |
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