Dunedin - Cob Cottage surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 07 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
13.0° C
(Which is 2.4°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 9PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 07). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)--
Afternoon (07 May)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (07 May)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
4
4
3
8
7
7
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
8
2.3
SW
9
3
SW
12
2.1
SSW
14
4
SW
14
4
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
94
96
96
96
94
61
101
98
98
96
96
100
264
201
196
191
176
882
2110
1750
5945
5887
7038
4037
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NNW
5
SW
5
N
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
E
5
ESE
5
E
5
W
10
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
25
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:05PM1.55m
7:25AM1.42m
7:56PM1.52m
8:17AM1.41m
8:47PM1.52m
9:08AM1.43m
Low Tide
12:53PM0.50m
1:32AM0.54m
1:45PM0.51m
2:22AM0.54m
2:35PM0.49m
3:10AM0.51m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
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7:43
7:43
7:46
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5:27
5:25
5:24
5:22
1
2
1
1
2
1
4
4
Temp °C
17
16
14
12
12
11
12
14
14
12
13
12
12
12
10
11
14
13
12
11
12
11
8
6
17
16
13
12
11
10
11
13
13
11
13
10
9
8
5
5
9
8
7
7
6
4
1
-2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
6
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
9
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
11
1.9
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
SSW
8
1.3
ENE
11
1.8
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
0.5
ENE
10
Energy kJ
23
42
101
79
91
168
128
95
78
73
82
315
1071
793
442
248
175
359
949
1750
1992
2671
3155
54
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
SW
9
1.1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
14
Energy kJ
94
96
96
96
94
61
101
98
98
96
96
65
216
201
196
191
258
182
246
184
146
88
85
19
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
SW
5
0.3
SW
4
0.2
S
18
0.1
S
19
0.1
SW
4
0.1
S
8
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
Energy kJ
2
1
2
25
7
1
1
55
61
100
264
176
169
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
6
0.5
SW
3
0.7
SSW
4
1
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
6
1.1
SW
7
0.2
WNW
3
2.3
SW
9
3
SW
12
4
SW
14
4
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
Energy kJ
67
4
12
48
96
114
1
882
2110
5945
5887
7038
4037
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
3
2
2
1
4
2
4
8
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
20
20
0
0
0
5
35
10
36
35
0
35
17
0
36
35
35
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
2
2
3
4
3
4
8
3
3
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
9
4
3
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
7
7
8
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
4
4
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