Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (16 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 11PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1397 | 1103 | 797 | 746 | 726 | 302 | 434 | 650 | 874 | 836 | 836 | 656 | 1335 | 1293 | 1080 | 960 | 814 | 355 | 288 | 336 | 465 | 892 | 663 | 573 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:48PM3.51m | 12:21PM3.43m | 00:41AM3.49m | 1:15PM3.36m | 1:34AM3.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:36PM0.61m | 6:02AM0.52m | 6:29PM0.65m | 6:57AM0.59m | 7:22PM0.73m | 7:52AM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — |
 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | — | W 23 | WSW 12 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 13 | WSW 18 | W 16 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 1397 | 1103 | 797 | 746 | — | 10 | 107 | 650 | 874 | 836 | 836 | 656 | 1335 | 104 | 190 | 960 | 814 | 173 | 173 | 227 | 169 | 892 | 663 | 573 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | WSW 11 | W 21 | W 20 | W 19 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | N 13 | N 14 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | N 12 | N 12 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 74 | 34 | 30 | 66 | 147 | 106 | 4 | 4 | 251 | 236 | 355 | 288 | 336 | 465 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | — | — | WSW 15 | W 18 | N 11 | — | — | N 13 | N 13 | W 15 | W 14 | WSW 11 | N 12 | — | — | N 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 21 | 105 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 14 | 215 | 268 | 90 | 11 | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 6 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 726 | 302 | 434 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1293 | 1080 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 190 | 169 | 153 | 153 | 48 | 48 | 80 | 48 | 85 | 85 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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