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Dunedin - Cob Cottage surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 09 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
15.7° C
 (Which is 3.2°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 7PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 09). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (09 Jan)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (09 Jan)5ft (1.5m)6s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
4
1
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
0.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.8
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.8
NE
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.6
SSW
2.5
SW
1.4
SSW
1.6
SW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)6176691515151514141414135131313161514889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)62571461725617976737170163160110102353434351912972796330334455
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
20
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
N
5
NNE
0
N
5
ENE
5
NE
10
N
10
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
20
W
30
WNW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrossglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglasscross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:20AM
1.71
8:46PM
1.62
9:14AM
1.62
9:45PM
1.56
10:11AM
1.54
10:45PM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:40PM
0.30
3:03AM
0.33
3:33PM
0.36
3:57AM
0.41
4:25PM
0.42
4:52AM
0.47
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise-------6:00-------6:01-------6:03
Sunset---9:30-------9:30-------9:30----
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-------273--------------
Temp. °C141919171312121212152221201721202122181512111010
Feels °C (?)11151414121010111216222118151717171613106444
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