Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Cob Cottage today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 20s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Cob Cottage at 1PM is: 0.2m 19s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Cob Cottage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 20 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 44 | 21 | 30 | 29 | 64 | 61 | 97 | 89 | 84 | 90 | 154 | 146 | 131 | 127 | 124 | 112 | 110 | 112 | 81 | 277 | 230 | 655 | 888 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:45AM1.91m | 2:17PM2.05m | 2:35AM1.96m | 3:06PM2.05m | 3:24AM1.96m | 3:53PM2.01m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:55AM-0.03m | 8:28PM0.06m | 8:47AM-0.06m | 9:18PM0.04m | 9:38AM-0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 22 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 64 | 61 | 662 | 613 | 567 | 517 | 506 | 432 | 363 | 304 | 168 | 131 | 100 | 103 | 71 | 73 | 71 | 655 | 888 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 19 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | E 8 |
| kJ | 44 | 21 | 21 | 29 | 8 | 8 | 97 | 89 | 84 | 90 | 154 | 146 | 131 | 127 | 65 | 87 | 87 | 58 | 55 | 41 | 41 | 48 | 80 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | S 18 | E 8 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 30 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 22 | 22 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 124 | 112 | 110 | 112 | 81 | 277 | 230 | 61 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 326 | 403 | 553 | 740 | 808 | 682 | 1101 | 1247 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 187 | 184 | 184 | 203 | 125 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
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