
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Cob Cottage today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Cob Cottage at 8PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Cob Cottage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | E 5 | E 6 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
60 | 146 | 259 | 256 | 181 | 180 | 107 | 240 | 235 | 206 | 198 | 191 | 172 | 165 | 163 | 158 | 94 | 93 | 64 | 105 | 57 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:43PM1.76m | 5:07AM1.80m | 5:26PM1.69m | 5:51AM1.73m | 6:11PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:34AM0.21m | 10:51PM0.23m | 11:20AM0.30m | 11:36PM0.31m | 12:08PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||
6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 14 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 12 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 6 |
78 | 146 | 259 | 256 | 20 | 64 | 50 | 43 | 47 | 43 | 59 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 158 | 94 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 52 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | ENE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 4 | SSW 9 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 7 |
60 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 181 | 118 | 84 | 240 | 235 | 206 | 198 | 191 | 172 | 165 | 163 | 3 | 30 | 93 | 60 | 58 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | S 4 | — | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 13 |
16 | — | — | — | 34 | 180 | 107 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | 6 | 6 | 57 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 5 | NE 8 | — | — | — | N 2 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 7 |
126 | 84 | 96 | 25 | 136 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 29 | 25 | 79 | 52 | 62 | 41 | 64 | 105 | 77 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 20 | 19 | 35 | 203 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
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