Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Cob Cottage today (25 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Cob Cottage at 9PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Cob Cottage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, fresh winds from the NE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1074 | 1059 | 994 | 953 | 887 | 874 | 874 | 990 | 1672 | 2157 | 2433 | 2605 | 2374 | 1847 | 1454 | 1178 | 885 | 646 | 544 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:17AM1.62m | 1:41PM1.74m | 1:53AM1.67m | 2:17PM1.77m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:05PM0.39m | 7:17AM0.30m | 7:44PM0.33m | 7:56AM0.24m | 8:22PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
1074 | 1059 | 994 | 953 | 887 | 874 | 874 | 990 | 1672 | 2157 | 2433 | 2605 | 2374 | 1847 | 1454 | 1178 | 885 | 646 | 544 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | SE 11 | S 11 |
36 | 35 | 17 | 28 | 31 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | — | 5 | 238 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | ESE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
36 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 21 | 110 | 282 | 525 | 666 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 64 | 184 | 225 | 255 | 225 | 255 | 304 | 481 | 494 | 89 |
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