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Dunedin - Cob Cottage surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 18 Feb 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
14.6° C
 (Which is 1.4°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 5PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Feb)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (18 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (18 Feb)2ft (0.6m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
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)
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.9
SE
0.4
SSW
0.4
ESE
0.7
SSW
0.4
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.9
SW
0.6
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.4
SW
0.9
E
1.7
SW
Period(s) (?)999916161615714127111171412121111118118
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)44333326220319819613812871705655517184131295327361298287235184371
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NW
5
NW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
S
5
NNE
15
WSW
10
W
10
NNW
20
W
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscross-
on		glassglassglassglassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		crossglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:23PM
1.76
4:49AM
1.84
5:03PM
1.78
5:29AM
1.82
5:46PM
1.78
6:12AM
1.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:20AM
0.22
10:35PM
0.12
11:00AM
0.20
11:18PM
0.13
11:43AM
0.20
12:04AM
0.16
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise-------6:58-------6:58--------
Sunset---8:46-------8:45-------8:44----
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------1--1-----
Temp. °C141615151313131315191817151310111314141311101010
Feels °C (?)12141415131313121417171612118677764456
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