
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Cob Cottage today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Cob Cottage at 8AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Cob Cottage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the S by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1773 | 2050 | 2528 | 2565 | 2609 | 2816 | 540 | 536 | 637 | 3682 | 828 | 1949 | 2290 | 1380 | 1799 | 2137 | 2073 | 4030 | 5518 | 1494 | 1455 | 1207 | 1055 | 711 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:34AM1.94m | 5:57PM1.78m | 6:32AM1.91m | 6:56PM1.74m | 7:33AM1.86m | 8:00PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:17PM0.13m | 11:56AM0.20m | 00:15AM0.16m | 12:57PM0.25m | 1:18AM0.18m | 2:02PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | |
mm | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -3 | -1 | -3 | -2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
822 | 811 | 1068 | 1206 | 1206 | 1355 | 529 | 458 | 551 | 723 | 575 | 1949 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 35 | 1954 | 1728 | 1494 | 1455 | 1207 | 1055 | 711 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 14 | SE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | E 16 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 |
10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 536 | 19 | 574 | 828 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 33 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | NE 7 | — | — | SE 11 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 20 | — | 19 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | WSW 4 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | SSW 15 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 |
1773 | 2050 | 2528 | 2565 | 2609 | 2816 | 540 | 18 | 637 | 3682 | 12 | 4 | 2290 | 1380 | 1799 | 2137 | 2073 | 4030 | 5518 | — | — | — | — | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 303 | 303 | 184 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 303 | 330 | 329 | 333 | 329 | 398 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 64 | 2 | 0 |
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