Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Cob Cottage today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Cob Cottage at 12AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Cob Cottage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1145 | 1102 | 904 | 869 | 734 | 622 | 605 | 1235 | 555 | 232 | 140 | 236 | 327 | 569 | 878 | 1256 | 1898 | 5733 | 6072 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:52AM1.77m | 6:18PM1.72m | 6:45AM1.68m | 7:10PM1.61m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:46PM0.18m | 12:11PM0.22m | 00:37AM0.27m | 1:05PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | S 14 | S 15 |
| kJ | 1145 | 1102 | 904 | 869 | 734 | 622 | 605 | 580 | 555 | 232 | 135 | 85 | 49 | 51 | 55 | 34 | 32 | 3484 | 3975 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 40 | 44 | 51 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 45 | 48 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 33 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | — | — | — | — | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 26 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | — | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1235 | — | 110 | 140 | 236 | 327 | 569 | 878 | 1256 | 1898 | 5733 | 6072 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 36 | 17 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 255 | 445 | 66 | 17 |
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