Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Cob Cottage today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Cob Cottage at 1AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Cob Cottage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | S 15 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | NE 6 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
326 | 310 | 723 | 674 | 233 | 300 | 279 | 223 | 198 | 158 | 159 | 125 | 96 | 96 | 71 | 49 | 43 | 59 | 54 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:10PM1.47m | 9:49AM1.53m | 10:13PM1.46m | 10:48AM1.55m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:00PM0.52m | 3:22AM0.49m | 3:58PM0.55m | 4:17AM0.50m | 4:52PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 11 | S 15 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 6 |
260 | 269 | 723 | 674 | 233 | 300 | 279 | 223 | 198 | 158 | 159 | 125 | 96 | 96 | 71 | 49 | 43 | 27 | 73 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | E 9 | E 9 | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ESE 11 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 4 | S 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 9 |
326 | 310 | 6 | 6 | 189 | 42 | 41 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 27 | 27 | 52 | 26 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 10 | SSW 14 | ESE 11 | SSW 13 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 16 | SE 16 | SSW 17 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 54 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 28 | 59 | 188 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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