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Dunedin - Cob Cottage surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 25 May 2026 NZSTForecast 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
12.3° C
(Which is 2.2°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 1AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (26 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Cob Cottage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thu 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 16 | SSW 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | |
485 | 469 | 298 | 196 | 404 | 336 | 106 | 177 | 607 | 2276 | 2868 | 2478 | 3221 | 2525 | 2412 | 2095 | 1796 | 1543 | 5005 | 5902 | 7951 | 10686 | 4966 | 4831 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:54PM1.71m | 11:21AM1.68m | 11:44PM1.68m | 12:10PM1.68m | 00:30AM1.66m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:34PM0.25m | 5:03AM0.26m | 5:26PM0.28m | 5:49AM0.28m | 6:13PM0.31m | 6:33AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — |
 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 |
10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 16 | S 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 |
 kJ | 485 | 469 | 298 | 196 | 404 | 336 | 106 | 177 | 148 | 2276 | 2868 | 2478 | 3221 | 2525 | 2412 | 2095 | 1796 | 1543 | 1659 | 2023 | 2584 | 3985 | 4966 | 4831 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | SSW 14 | S 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 18 | ENE 10 | S 18 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 22 | 20 | 66 | 157 | 20 | 20 | 63 | 89 | 440 | 19 | 19 | 766 | 20 | 635 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | ENE 10 | S 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | ENE 10 | — | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 50 | 20 | 20 | — | 39 | 82 | 62 | 58 | — | — | 19 | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 7 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 33 | 70 | 607 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5005 | 5902 | 7951 | 10686 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 94 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 38 | 0 | 73 |
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