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Dunedin - Cob Cottage surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 31 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
13.9° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Dunedin - Cob Cottage today?

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Cob Cottage at 7PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 31). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (31 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (31 Jan)4ft (1.2m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.3
NE
1.2
NE
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)1212141313121212111010569991110101055513
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)29932942537244032325023717313610090895639385552513232405196
Wind
(km/h)
0
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
N
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
5
N
0
NNW
5
N
0
E
5
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassonononcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrossglassglasscross-
off		glasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:24PM
1.85
2:57AM
2.01
3:15PM
1.91
3:46AM
2.04
4:04PM
1.93
4:33AM
2.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:15AM
0.18
8:33PM
0.04
9:08AM
0.13
9:26PM
-0.01
9:58AM
0.09
10:16PM
-0.02
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise-------6:31-------6:31-------6:33
Sunset---9:13-------9:12-------9:09----
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------------523--
Temp. °C131617151211111015192019151516161720161312101111
Feels °C (?)12141413119981316161613141616151915108787
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