Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (02 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 5PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (02 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sun 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 40 | 41 | 67 | 71 | 50 | 141 | 175 | 205 | 202 | 209 | 235 | 326 | 370 | 1041 | 1230 | 1686 | 1677 | 2408 | 4951 | 4113 | 1596 | 1778 | 1224 | 1313 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 12:12PM3.14m | 00:25AM3.19m | 12:48PM3.10m | 1:02AM3.16m | 1:26PM3.05m | 1:40AM3.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:01AM1.05m | 6:20PM1.03m | 6:37AM1.01m | 6:55PM1.00m | 7:16AM0.99m | 7:33PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 |
 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | 5:14 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 6 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | W 20 | W 19 | N 10 | W 18 | N 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | 40 | 41 | 67 | 71 | 48 | 141 | 175 | 205 | 202 | 209 | 235 | 326 | 370 | 1041 | 1230 | 1686 | 1677 | 2408 | 122 | 188 | 980 | 404 | 270 | 275 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | — | NW 5 | WSW 12 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | W 12 | SW 13 | W 24 | — | W 22 | W 21 | — | — | W 18 | — | W 10 | W 16 |
| kJ | 17 | 18 | — | 1 | 50 | 2 | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | 224 | 7 | 11 | — | 9 | 34 | — | — | 325 | — | 172 | 343 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | — | W 18 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | — | 390 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | — | — | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | N 7 | N 8 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 95 | 341 | 853 | 4951 | 4113 | 1596 | 1778 | 1224 | 1313 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 136 | 156 | 156 | 80 | 156 | 190 | 156 | 153 |
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