Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Cob Cottage today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Cob Cottage at 1PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Cob Cottage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | NE 6 | SSW 17 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | WSW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
233 | 300 | 279 | 218 | 198 | 158 | 159 | 125 | 96 | 96 | 71 | 48 | 44 | 67 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 42 | 99 | 307 | 1249 | 3161 | 3334 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:49AM1.53m | 10:13PM1.46m | 10:48AM1.55m | 11:09PM1.48m | 11:40AM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:22AM0.49m | 3:58PM0.55m | 4:17AM0.50m | 4:52PM0.54m | 5:08AM0.48m | 5:41PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | -2 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | NE 9 |
233 | 300 | 279 | 218 | 198 | 158 | 159 | 125 | 96 | 96 | 71 | 48 | 44 | 27 | 26 | 15 | 67 | 147 | 112 | 62 | 1249 | 3161 | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | ENE 4 | ESE 11 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | S 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | S 18 | S 9 | ESE 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | NE 9 | NE 10 | ESE 14 |
189 | 42 | 41 | 21 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 52 | 55 | 55 | 14 | 36 | 99 | 92 | 37 | 44 | 36 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 9 | S 18 | SW 13 | S 20 | SE 16 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 18 | SSW 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | — |
6 | 6 | 6 | — | 21 | 21 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 26 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 54 | 42 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 35 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NW 2 | WSW 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WNW 4 | SSW 14 |
— | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | — | 4 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 67 | 124 | 94 | — | 2 | 40 | 307 | 199 | 15 | 3334 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 494 | 490 | 541 | 490 | 490 |
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