Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 3PM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 1.4m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1347 | 1314 | 1026 | 991 | 978 | 953 | 1060 | 880 | 886 | 1554 | 1382 | 1240 | 1106 | 951 | 724 | 613 | 514 | 500 | 192 | 154 | 183 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:55AM3.27m | 00:12AM3.28m | 12:30PM3.18m | 00:49AM3.14m | 1:06PM3.06m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:03PM0.53m | 6:24AM0.57m | 6:39PM0.64m | 7:00AM0.71m | 7:16PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 1347 | 1314 | 1026 | 893 | 783 | 699 | 549 | 461 | 360 | 1554 | 1382 | 1240 | 1106 | 951 | 724 | 613 | 514 | 500 | 125 | 154 | 183 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 1003 | 991 | 978 | 953 | 1060 | 880 | 886 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 192 | 141 | 99 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 961 | 1004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 153 | 122 | 201 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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