Dunedin - Cob Cottage Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.96° S 170.31° E

Dunedin - Cob Cottage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunedin - Cob Cottage sea temperature is
11.6°C
2.6° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Cob Cottage at 7PM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)5ft (1.5m)15s
Afternoon (18 Sep)6ft (1.9m)15s
Evening (18 Sep)6ft (1.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
1
2
1
2
6
5
4
8
4
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
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
1.7
S
15
1.5
S
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
4
SSW
16
3
S
17
2.3
S
17
4.5
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
975
1254
1567
1749
1641
1441
1246
978
714
845
481
860
849
1797
2238
4575
7632
4748
3235
10935
1589
Wind (km/h)
20
W
25
W
15
WSW
5
W
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
35
WSW
35
W
40
W
40
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:06AM1.53m
8:33PM1.43m
9:10AM1.51m
9:37PM1.43m
10:11AM1.53m
Low Tide
2:26PM0.56m
2:46AM0.54m
3:25PM0.57m
3:42AM0.53m
4:18PM0.55m
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:30
6:30
6:31
 mm
1
1
3
1
2
1
Temp °C
10
12
14
12
10
9
10
9
13
15
15
13
6
5
4
6
5
6
10
9
6
Feels °C
5
6
10
10
7
6
7
6
11
12
11
8
-2
-4
-5
-4
-3
-2
2
3
2
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