Surf Forecasts:
Cobden Beach - The Channel surf forecast from 24 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 27 Oct, 7AM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period, WNW swell with cross-shore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 27 Oct, 4AM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period, WNW swell with 4,810 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 25 Oct, 1AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Cobden Beach - The Channel this week:
The surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Oct 25) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Cobden Beach - The Channel in the next 16 days are 4.5m 11s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Oct 27) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Sun 25th Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Tue 27th Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Tue 27th Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the N by Mon night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 14 | WNW 10 | W 8 | NW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 14 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 536 | 346 | 1180 | 1216 | 944 | 253 | 359 | 3428 | 3880 | 2665 | 886 | 456 | 621 | 710 | 866 | 915 | 2637 | 888 | 973 | 694 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:18PM3.19m | 10:44AM3.19m | 10:57PM3.32m | 11:22AM3.31m | 11:38PM3.41m | 12:02PM3.38m | 00:21AM3.44m | 12:44PM3.39m | 1:08AM3.39m | 1:30PM3.34m | 2:00AM3.28m | 2:22PM3.24m | 2:59AM3.14m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:11PM0.76m | 4:31AM0.62m | 4:50PM0.63m | 5:11AM0.53m | 5:29PM0.55m | 5:51AM0.51m | 6:09PM0.53m | 6:33AM0.55m | 6:53PM0.56m | 7:20AM0.65m | 7:42PM0.66m | 8:10AM0.80m | 8:38PM0.80m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
 | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 30 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 14 | WNW 10 | W 8 | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | W 11 | NW 9 | — | — | N 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 536 | 346 | 1180 | 1216 | 944 | 253 | 359 | — | 3880 | 2665 | 886 | 456 | 621 | 79 | — | — | 5 | 674 | 684 | 694 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | WSW 14 | W 13 | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 169 | 74 | — | — | — | 243 | 128 | — | — | — | 221 | 121 | 251 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 17 | — | — | — | W 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | WSW 13 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 166 | — | — | — | 60 | 62 | — | — | — | 218 | 148 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 106 | 3428 | — | — | — | — | — | 710 | 866 | 915 | 2637 | 888 | 973 | 617 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 153 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 48 | 202 | 210 | 210 | 172 | 201 | 0 | 48 | 169 | 201 | 190 | 190 | 201 | 156 | 206 | 122 |
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