Dunedin - Cob Cottage surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 26 Apr 2026 NZST
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Dunedin - Cob Cottage surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dunedin - Cob Cottage sea temperature is
13.0° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dunedin - Cob Cottage today?

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Cob Cottage at 12PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (26 Apr)6ft (1.9m)16s
Evening (26 Apr)6ft (1.8m)15s

Table - waves today at Dunedin - Cob Cottage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
3
SW
12
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
S
15
1.7
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.6
S
8
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.3
S
20
0.4
SSW
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
311
429
2427
1380
1776
1776
1430
1175
1126
726
536
432
338
266
201
126
48
134
104
55
41
40
71
128
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
W
10
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
10
S
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:52AM1.71m
11:22PM1.78m
11:46AM1.73m
00:12AM1.78m
12:34PM1.75m
Low Tide
4:39AM0.25m
5:00PM0.20m
5:31AM0.23m
5:52PM0.20m
6:18AM0.21m
6:39PM0.20m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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7:28
7:28
7:31
7:31
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5:44
5:42
5:39
5:38
1
2
3
7
2
Temp °C
15
16
13
13
12
11
11
13
12
13
13
17
20
17
16
15
15
15
13
15
17
13
12
11
11
10
8
9
10
10
10
12
11
12
12
16
18
15
13
12
12
13
11
13
15
11
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
S
15
1.7
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSW
20
Energy kJ
311
429
803
1380
1776
1776
1430
1175
1126
726
536
432
338
266
201
126
48
42
41
55
41
40
25
128
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
6
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.5
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
8
0.2
SSW
8
0.2
S
22
0.2
S
22
0.3
S
20
0.4
SW
7
Energy kJ
1
1
2
2
2
38
2
3
3
45
25
14
7
37
36
71
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.1
NE
6
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.2
SSW
8
0.3
S
7
Energy kJ
2
1
19
8
17
16
15
15
14
6
5
6
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
12
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
W
3
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
8
0.2
NNE
4
0.3
NE
3
Energy kJ
2427
4
2
134
104
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
17
0
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
17
15
2
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
5
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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