Dunedin - Cob Cottage Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.96° S 170.31° E

Dunedin - Cob Cottage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - Cob Cottage sea temperature is
10.5° C
1.6° 

Dunedin - Cob Cottage surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Dunedin - Cob Cottage today (16 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Cob Cottage at 10PM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)--
Afternoon (16 Aug)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (16 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
1
0
1
1
2
2
8
8
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
7
1.5
SSW
7
1.7
SSW
7
2.1
SSW
8
2.4
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
9
3
S
11
4
SSW
14
4
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1145
1102
904
869
734
622
605
1235
555
232
140
236
327
569
878
1256
1898
5733
6072
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:52AM1.77m
6:18PM1.72m
6:45AM1.68m
7:10PM1.61m
Low Tide
11:46PM0.18m
12:11PM0.22m
00:37AM0.27m
1:05PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
5:52
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
9
8
6
6
5
5
6
9
10
9
8
9
8
8
8
10
10
9
8
Feels °C
5
5
2
2
1
1
1
3
5
4
2
4
2
1
1
3
4
4
3
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