Dunedin - Cob Cottage Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.96° S 170.31° E

Dunedin - Cob Cottage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - Cob Cottage sea temperature is
11.1°C
2.2° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Cob Cottage at 10PM is: 2.0m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)--
Afternoon (26 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Evening (26 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
16
1.9
S
16
2
S
17
2.1
S
16
2.1
S
16
2
S
15
1.9
S
14
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1533
1901
2209
2376
2164
1699
1371
1057
871
646
544
441
363
350
338
332
259
206
212
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
S
10
SSE
10
E
15
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
W
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:53AM1.67m
2:17PM1.77m
2:29AM1.70m
2:53PM1.79m
Low Tide
7:44PM0.33m
7:56AM0.24m
8:22PM0.29m
8:35AM0.19m
9:00PM0.25m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:02
6:04
 mm
4
1
2
1
Temp °C
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
8
8
9
8
8
8
8
12
13
11
10
Feels °C
4
4
3
3
2
-1
-2
-2
0
1
5
4
5
6
6
9
10
8
5
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