Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Cob Cottage today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Cob Cottage at 7PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Cob Cottage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 11 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 605 | 1169 | 1151 | 547 | 178 | 208 | 279 | 527 | 1043 | 1283 | 1786 | 5814 | 4024 | 3459 | 2825 | 2151 | 1719 | 2339 | 1915 | 1652 | 1183 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:18PM1.72m | 6:45AM1.68m | 7:10PM1.61m | 7:42AM1.60m | 8:08PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:11PM0.22m | 00:37AM0.27m | 1:05PM0.34m | 1:30AM0.37m | 2:01PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 |
Feels °C | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 605 | 580 | 555 | 547 | 178 | 131 | 48 | 50 | 55 | 33 | 353 | 3778 | 4024 | 3459 | 2825 | 2151 | 1719 | 1271 | 1028 | 902 | 765 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | S 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 44 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 45 | 48 | 89 | 28 | 28 | 17 | 32 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 38 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | — | — | — | 27 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 24 | 25 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 11 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | — | 1169 | 1151 | 148 | 113 | 208 | 279 | 527 | 1043 | 1283 | 1786 | 5814 | — | — | — | — | — | 2339 | 1915 | 1652 | 1183 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 35 | 35 | 184 | 184 | 255 | 445 | 35 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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