Dunedin - Cob Cottage surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 12 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
12.9° C
(Which is 2.5°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 4PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 26s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)13ft (4.0m)13s
Afternoon (12 May)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (12 May)13ft (4.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue morning, calm by Thu afternoon).

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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)
6
3
3
7
7
7
6
7
3
3
3
5
6
5
5
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SSW
13
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
4
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
4
SSW
13
2.3
S
13
2.1
S
13
1.9
S
12
2.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.4
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5242
3163
3420
6075
5003
4527
4233
5337
1793
1420
1056
2038
4189
3135
4004
375
320
282
856
856
869
704
694
673
Wind (km/h)
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
SW
10
S
5
SSW
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:46AM1.55m
11:13PM1.65m
11:35AM1.66m
00:00AM1.72m
12:24PM1.78m
00:49AM1.79m
Low Tide
4:58PM0.31m
5:25AM0.30m
5:46PM0.23m
6:10AM0.21m
6:35PM0.16m
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:48
7:50
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:20
5:17
5:16
Temp °C
11
12
11
10
9
9
9
10
11
13
14
12
9
8
8
7
7
10
12
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
4
6
8
10
9
6
5
6
4
5
8
10
8
6
5
3
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
14
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
3
SSW
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.1
S
13
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.4
S
13
Energy kJ
2478
62
61
3370
2734
2431
2190
2133
1793
1420
1056
828
639
557
445
375
320
282
856
856
869
704
694
673
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
11
0.1
S
26
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.5
S
22
0.7
S
20
0.8
S
19
1
S
18
1
S
17
1
S
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
69
14
40
39
40
236
392
480
670
600
603
454
416
324
320
222
265
18
17
8
8
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.4
S
23
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
SSE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
16
35
172
40
43
39
37
37
34
18
18
18
18
18
18
16
7
6
8
2
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SSW
13
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
4
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
4
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
Energy kJ
5242
3163
3420
6075
5003
4527
4233
5337
2038
4189
3135
4004
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
8
4
4
4
4
5
6
5
5
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
36
35
255
35
35
78
17
66
10
17
38
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
17
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
1
1
1
8
6
4
4
4
5
9
7
7
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
8
9
9
9
9
4
6
9
7
7
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
8
8
9
9
9
9
6
9
9
7
7
6
9
8
9
5
5
5
5
5
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