Dunedin - Cob Cottage Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.96° S 170.31° E

Dunedin - Cob Cottage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunedin - Cob Cottage sea temperature is
11.0° C
2.1° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Cob Cottage at 3AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (22 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Sun morning).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.3
SSW
16
1.1
NE
6
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
17
0.5
S
16
2.2
SW
10
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
159
125
96
96
71
49
45
52
92
55
54
42
99
135
895
2164
2460
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NE
10
N
10
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
WNW
40
WNW
45
W
40
W
30
W
30
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:13PM1.46m
10:48AM1.55m
11:09PM1.48m
11:40AM1.59m
Low Tide
4:17AM0.50m
4:52PM0.54m
5:08AM0.48m
5:41PM0.51m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:58
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
11
9
8
9
8
13
15
12
10
9
9
9
9
6
7
4
5
Feels °C
8
6
5
5
4
10
13
9
7
5
6
6
0
-5
-3
-4
-3
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