Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Cob Cottage today (14 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Cob Cottage at 8PM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Cob Cottage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
230 | 408 | 625 | 603 | 561 | 661 | 807 | 1417 | 905 | 882 | 739 | 1088 | 1060 | 1102 | 1330 | 1314 | 1297 | 1102 | 1032 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:13AM1.93m | 4:41PM1.94m | 5:02AM1.86m | 5:29PM1.84m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:07PM0.06m | 10:28AM0.01m | 10:56PM0.10m | 11:19AM0.10m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
59 | 408 | 625 | 603 | 561 | 661 | 807 | 1417 | 905 | 882 | 739 | 1088 | 1060 | 1102 | 1330 | 1314 | 1297 | 1102 | 1032 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | S 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
41 | 58 | 63 | 82 | 72 | 61 | 77 | 58 | 44 | 42 | 43 | 25 | 25 | 40 | 44 | 44 | 47 | 36 | 51 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ENE 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 8 | ESE 12 |
230 | 48 | 51 | 52 | 32 | 27 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 28 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 5 | — | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 5 | 42 | — | 37 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 45 | 45 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
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