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Dunedin - Cob Cottage surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 12 Jan 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
15.8° C
 (Which is 3.3°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 9AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (12 Jan)8ft (2.4m)10s
Evening (12 Jan)8ft (2.5m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
2
3
3
4
3
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
2.4
SSW
2
S
2.5
SSW
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
SSE
0.9
S
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
S
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)1010910101010101099999999991010141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)624511416109386712507085464082952411981651841321228462655986106247236
Wind
(km/h)
30
WSW
30
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
S
5
ESE
10
NNE
5
NNW
0
WNW
5
W
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crossglasscrosscross-
off		glassglasscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:09AM
1.50
11:43PM
1.53
12:05PM
1.49
12:37AM
1.56
12:55PM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:52AM
0.47
5:17PM
0.45
5:46AM
0.50
6:06PM
0.46
6:37AM
0.51
6:53PM
0.45
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
Sunrise-6:03-------6:03-------6:05------
Sunset-----9:29-------9:29-------9:28--
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
---------------------134
Temp. °C101011141616141110101518171513131213131414131111
Feels °C (?)3357111112888131414141212111312121212910
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