Dunedin - Cob Cottage Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.96° S 170.31° E

Dunedin - Cob Cottage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunedin - Cob Cottage sea temperature is
10.3° C
1.2° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Cob Cottage at 7PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 16s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)4ft (1.2m)15s
Afternoon (17 Jul)5ft (1.6m)15s
Evening (17 Jul)5ft (1.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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)
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
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)
1.2
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
2
S
19
2.3
S
20
2.5
S
19
2.4
S
19
2.3
S
18
2.2
S
18
2
S
17
2
S
16
2
S
16
1.9
S
16
1.9
S
15
2
S
15
2
S
15
1.9
S
15
2
S
14
2.1
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
657
1191
1007
1007
1200
2945
4063
4535
4016
3424
3002
2318
2114
2062
1766
1568
1733
1733
1546
1617
1686
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:09PM2.00m
5:30AM1.88m
6:01PM1.90m
6:25AM1.80m
6:54PM1.79m
Low Tide
10:55AM-0.03m
11:27PM0.09m
11:49AM0.05m
00:21AM0.15m
12:44PM0.15m
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:14
8:12
8:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:16
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
7
10
12
10
9
10
11
11
11
13
14
12
11
12
10
10
9
9
10
9
9
Feels °C
3
6
9
7
5
5
6
5
7
9
10
8
6
8
6
7
6
6
6
6
6
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