
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Cob Cottage today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Cob Cottage at 4AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Cob Cottage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the W by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
1240 | 882 | 721 | 607 | 617 | 418 | 220 | 222 | 296 | 296 | 392 | 402 | 513 | 513 | 494 | 1088 | 4275 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:34PM1.45m | 11:03AM1.56m | 11:22PM1.50m | 11:47AM1.61m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:34AM0.49m | 5:06PM0.50m | 5:20AM0.42m | 5:49PM0.43m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | -3 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
716 | 625 | 504 | 607 | 617 | 418 | 220 | 122 | 296 | 296 | 392 | 402 | 154 | 513 | 494 | 1088 | 1950 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | ESE 12 | E 12 |
1240 | 882 | 721 | 370 | 231 | 172 | 218 | 222 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 513 | 106 | 90 | 14 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | NE 5 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 5 | ESE 13 | E 12 | ENE 10 | NE 6 | — |
11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 16 | 27 | 10 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WNW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 5 | SW 14 |
— | — | 5 | 25 | 33 | 10 | 18 | 51 | 154 | 165 | 162 | 169 | 349 | 1 | 9 | 83 | 4275 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 64 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 303 | 334 |
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