Dunedin - Cob Cottage surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 NZST
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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
10.2° C
(Which is 1.2°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 1PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (18 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (18 Sep)6ft (1.9m)8s

Table - waves today at Dunedin - Cob Cottage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
2
4
4
3
2
1
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.7
S
1.7
SW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
2
SSW
2.5
SSW
2
SW
2
S
1.9
S
2.2
S
1.9
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)1212888891010101011121313131313131366616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)75148320608480509111981672371010488901170114593283964355539825976807784
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
N
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:16PM
1.84
12:35AM
1.76
1:02PM
1.85
1:20AM
1.79
1:44PM
1.85
2:01AM
1.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:23PM
0.25
6:41AM
0.16
7:09PM
0.21
7:26AM
0.14
7:50PM
0.20
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Sunrise6:35-------6:33-------6:31-------
Sunset---6:30-------6:30-------6:31----
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C1112964433691085544712141291098
Feels °C (?)552-1-3-2-2-225520110491186654
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Otago

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still offshore at Dunedin - Cob Cottage (moderate winds from the W at DunedinAeroAws 10 km from Dunedin - Cob Cottage). 2.2m 7s swell from the SW with a 0.7m 13s groundswell from the S and a 0.6m 14s groundswell from the SSW. 3 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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22 km/h
W
Offshore
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