Dunedin - Cob Cottage Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.96° S 170.31° E

Dunedin - Cob Cottage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunedin - Cob Cottage sea temperature is
11.1°C
2.0° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Cob Cottage at 7PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (21 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (21 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Mon
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
2
1
2
2
2
4
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
6
Swell
Height Map
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
12
1.3
S
11
1
S
11
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
2.5
SW
9
2.1
SSW
9
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
628
418
220
222
231
296
375
402
513
513
494
1739
1976
666
1034
693
721
644
653
3416
4306
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
N
20
NNW
5
WNW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
15
NW
25
W
30
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:03AM1.56m
11:22PM1.50m
11:47AM1.61m
00:03AM1.55m
12:26PM1.67m
Low Tide
5:06PM0.50m
5:20AM0.42m
5:49PM0.43m
6:02AM0.35m
6:29PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:32
6:35
6:36
 mm
4
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
18
19
16
7
6
6
6
8
13
9
6
5
4
4
4
6
8
8
8
7
Feels °C
7
15
15
14
1
1
0
-1
2
7
2
-1
-2
-3
-2
-2
0
2
2
3
2
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