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Dunedin - Cob Cottage surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 27 Apr 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
13.1° C
(Which is 2.0°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 2PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
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 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thu 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | |
536 | 486 | 331 | 260 | 196 | 123 | 50 | 66 | 28 | 42 | 42 | 40 | 71 | 128 | 125 | 113 | 137 | 127 | 115 | 96 | 1163 | 3263 | 7179 | 2070 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 11:46AM1.73m | 00:12AM1.78m | 12:34PM1.75m | 00:56AM1.77m | 1:18PM1.76m | 1:37AM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:52PM0.20m | 6:18AM0.21m | 6:39PM0.20m | 7:01AM0.21m | 7:22PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 |
 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 20 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 536 | 486 | 331 | 260 | 196 | 123 | 50 | 66 | 28 | 42 | 42 | 40 | 26 | 128 | 43 | 57 | 137 | 127 | 115 | 85 | 5 | 1422 | 1859 | 2070 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | NE 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SW 8 | SSE 9 | S 22 | S 22 | S 20 | S 7 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | NE 7 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 18 | 19 | 1 | 17 | 47 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 37 | 36 | 71 | 8 | 125 | 113 | 107 | 103 | 101 | 96 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 4 | SW 14 | NE 4 | SSW 13 | NE 4 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SSE 7 | SSW 13 | SSE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 35 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | NNE 3 | N 2 | NNW 2 | SW 5 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 59 | 1163 | 3263 | 7179 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 303 | 334 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
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