
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 1AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
319 | 308 | 296 | 296 | 290 | 284 | 425 | 754 | 743 | 725 | 636 | 627 | 539 | 521 | 586 | 318 | 925 | 1801 | 1480 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:21PM3.12m | 10:41AM3.13m | 10:56PM3.21m | 11:16AM3.19m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:15PM1.15m | 4:31AM1.10m | 4:51PM1.04m | 5:06AM0.99m | 5:24PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 11 | 4 |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 8 | WSW 14 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
319 | 308 | 296 | 296 | 290 | 284 | 425 | 754 | 743 | 725 | 636 | 627 | 539 | 521 | 586 | 318 | 308 | 1801 | 1480 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | W 17 | WSW 13 | W 20 | W 14 | WSW 13 |
6 | 6 | — | — | 74 | 163 | 183 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 64 | — | 140 | 176 | 122 | 372 | 384 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | — | W 20 | W 18 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 193 | — | 186 | 235 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | NW 8 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 12 | 8 | — | — | 925 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 190 | 168 | 156 |
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