Dunedin - Cob Cottage surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 08 Mar 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
15.9° C
(Which is 3.2°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 1AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (09 Mar)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (09 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


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Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
2
2
4
4
2
1
0
1
2
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
1
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)161515151514151515141413131312121212111111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5134023973871161996282372343320373507492401365282225214157154116112102100
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
5
S
5
N
5
N
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossglassglassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:48AM
1.52
8:18PM
1.54
8:43AM
1.45
9:19PM
1.49
9:46AM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:45AM
0.46
2:07PM
0.47
2:41AM
0.54
3:02PM
0.54
3:40AM
0.59
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Sunrise------7:24-------7:24-------7:26-
Sunset-8:15-------8:13-------8:10------
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-462--------------------
Temp. °C13119999101211119877101212121110991216
Feels °C (?)108666567677654677887771113
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