Dunedin - Cob Cottage surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 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
12.8° C
(Which is 2.1°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 8PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (06 May)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (06 May)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
S
13
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
215
163
163
160
158
158
113
110
105
93
94
96
96
63
94
61
101
98
98
86
60
101
264
201
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NW
0
WNW
5
N
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
0
N
10
NE
5
NE
5
NW
10
WSW
15
WSW
30
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:15PM1.59m
6:35AM1.46m
7:05PM1.55m
7:25AM1.42m
7:56PM1.52m
Low Tide
12:02PM0.47m
00:40AM0.53m
12:53PM0.50m
1:32AM0.54m
1:45PM0.51m
2:22AM0.54m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
mod rain
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7:41
7:41
7:43
7:43
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5:29
5:27
5:25
5:24
1
6
Temp °C
9
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
15
18
16
13
12
12
11
11
13
13
12
12
11
11
8
5
10
12
11
11
11
11
10
11
14
17
15
13
11
11
9
10
12
12
11
11
9
8
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.8
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSW
13
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
11
2.1
ENE
11
Energy kJ
215
163
163
160
158
158
113
36
31
22
34
52
104
104
104
151
134
95
98
86
56
1412
1756
1027
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
NE
4
0.2
ENE
9
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.1
S
20
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
Energy kJ
20
26
36
42
18
5
8
110
105
93
94
96
96
63
94
61
101
98
8
20
60
57
216
201
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
NE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
S
18
0.1
SW
5
0.1
S
8
0.3
S
17
0.4
SSW
17
0.7
SW
16
Energy kJ
15
7
4
7
6
2
2
2
1
1
1
26
1
1
49
101
264
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NE
4
0.6
ENE
5
1.2
NE
5
1
NE
5
1
NE
6
0.4
SW
3
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
3.5
NE
10
1.2
WSW
4
Energy kJ
4
51
15
14
77
47
64
2
74
72
138
2736
58
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
191
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
6
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
2
4
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
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