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Dunedin - Cob Cottage surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 11 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
14.7° C
(Which is 3.4°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 5PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Cob Cottage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
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 kJ (?) | 66 | 69 | 79 | 73 | 70 | 81 | 47 | 36 | 88 | 85 | 66 | 68 | 242 | 89 | 62 | 52 | 45 | 45 | 41 | 38 | 28 | 19 | 42 | 45 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:00AM 1.76 | 9:27PM 1.65 | 9:58AM 1.68 | 10:28PM 1.61 | 10:55AM 1.63 | 11:25PM 1.59 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:20PM 0.28 | 3:42AM 0.27 | 4:15PM 0.31 | 4:37AM 0.33 | 5:06PM 0.34 | 5:29AM 0.38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 9:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:22 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
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