
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Cob Cottage today (08 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Cob Cottage at 9PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (08 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Cob Cottage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 8 | Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wed 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
149 | 152 | 105 | 102 | 101 | 102 | 127 | 188 | 165 | 147 | 181 | 129 | 119 | 122 | 160 | 187 | 66 | 63 | 45 | 34 | 29 | 48 | 50 | 52 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 2:57PM1.76m | 3:20AM1.81m | 3:38PM1.73m | 4:02AM1.80m | 4:19PM1.69m | 4:44AM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:44AM0.22m | 9:01PM0.21m | 9:28AM0.26m | 9:42PM0.24m | 10:11AM0.31m | 10:25PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | |
— | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | 8:43 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 6 | S 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 7 |
149 | 152 | 50 | 48 | 44 | 34 | 35 | 39 | 28 | 147 | 181 | 129 | 119 | 115 | 111 | 71 | 63 | 63 | 45 | 34 | 19 | 48 | 50 | 173 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | S 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 12 |
28 | 23 | 105 | 102 | 101 | 102 | 127 | 188 | 165 | 19 | 8 | — | — | — | 120 | 103 | 66 | — | — | 15 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 52 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 9 | — | E 12 | — | ENE 8 | SW 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 |
— | 15 | — | 3 | — | 52 | 42 | 40 | 43 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 6 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 8 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | 24 | 56 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 173 | 66 | 81 | 122 | 160 | 187 | 241 | 297 | 326 | 367 | 396 | 359 | 251 | 270 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 20 | 225 | 35 | 225 | 225 | 225 | 203 | 203 | 203 | 206 | 206 | 255 | 89 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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