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Dunedin - Cob Cottage surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 14 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
14.4° C
(Which is 3.0°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 5AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 14). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Cob Cottage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
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 kJ (?) | 35 | 24 | 49 | 43 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 41 | 90 | 41 | 69 | 66 | 36 | 35 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 104 | 158 | 235 | 297 | 283 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:25PM 1.59 | 11:49AM 1.59 | 12:18AM 1.59 | 12:37PM 1.58 | 1:05AM 1.61 | 1:22PM 1.58 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:29AM 0.38 | 5:55PM 0.36 | 6:19AM 0.41 | 6:40PM 0.37 | 7:05AM 0.42 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:24 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
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