
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Cob Cottage today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Cob Cottage at 4PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Cob Cottage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
235 | 206 | 783 | 191 | 172 | 165 | 215 | 210 | 94 | 64 | 72 | 107 | 150 | 170 | 209 | 218 | 163 | 332 | 208 | 228 | 204 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:26PM1.69m | 5:51AM1.73m | 6:11PM1.61m | 6:39AM1.66m | 7:00PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:20AM0.30m | 11:36PM0.31m | 12:08PM0.38m | 00:24AM0.39m | 1:00PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||
6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 13 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 5 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 7 | SSW 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
59 | 53 | 54 | 56 | 33 | 43 | 215 | 210 | 46 | 37 | 49 | 48 | 43 | 26 | 25 | 15 | 163 | 34 | 208 | 228 | 204 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | SSW 9 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
235 | 206 | 198 | 191 | 43 | 165 | 46 | 68 | 94 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 56 | 55 | 50 | 47 | 22 | 47 | 45 | 43 | 41 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | E 13 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 172 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 27 | 50 | 6 | 68 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 16 | SSW 5 | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
— | — | 783 | 37 | — | — | 1 | 78 | 43 | 64 | 72 | 107 | 150 | 170 | 209 | 218 | 141 | 332 | 165 | 176 | 173 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 206 | 35 | 169 | 192 | 191 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 255 | 259 | 35 |
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