Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Cob Cottage today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Cob Cottage at 11PM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Cob Cottage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1945 | 1899 | 1426 | 1185 | 869 | 857 | 847 | 361 | 326 | 310 | 713 | 674 | 233 | 300 | 231 | 218 | 198 | 158 | 159 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:08PM1.52m | 8:44AM1.54m | 9:10PM1.47m | 9:49AM1.53m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:26AM0.44m | 3:00PM0.52m | 3:22AM0.49m | 3:58PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
564 | 880 | 695 | 584 | 505 | 514 | 457 | 361 | 254 | 269 | 713 | 674 | 233 | 300 | 231 | 218 | 198 | 158 | 159 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | E 9 | E 9 | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 10 | NE 4 |
198 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 47 | 85 | 92 | 254 | 326 | 310 | 6 | 6 | 140 | 72 | 72 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | ESE 11 |
17 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 |
1945 | 1899 | 1426 | 1185 | 869 | 857 | 847 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 18 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 66 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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