
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Cob Cottage today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Cob Cottage at 11AM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Cob Cottage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 4°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
233 | 246 | 169 | 304 | 376 | 350 | 427 | 441 | 883 | 849 | 816 | 949 | 1396 | 1367 | 1349 | 1292 | 1152 | 991 | 330 | 292 | 408 | 711 | 684 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:05AM1.58m | 7:29PM1.48m | 8:06AM1.53m | 8:33PM1.43m | 9:10AM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:52AM0.43m | 1:27PM0.51m | 1:48AM0.50m | 2:26PM0.56m | 2:46AM0.54m | 3:25PM0.57m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 6 |
Feels °C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 8 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
233 | 246 | 169 | 304 | 376 | 350 | 427 | 441 | 883 | 849 | 816 | 949 | 1396 | 1367 | 1349 | 1292 | 1152 | 991 | 330 | 244 | 408 | 711 | 684 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
4 | 2 | 53 | 53 | 47 | 47 | 77 | 108 | 68 | 83 | 108 | 131 | 127 | 127 | 69 | 145 | 118 | 96 | 239 | 292 | 164 | 30 | 35 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 12 | — | — | SE 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 11 | ESE 11 |
19 | 15 | 29 | 32 | 48 | 42 | 41 | 56 | 17 | 29 | 16 | 3 | — | — | 61 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 69 | 19 | 20 | 60 | 48 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | NW 3 | W 2 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | W 3 | WSW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 50 | — | 5 | 32 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 184 |
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