Dunedin - Cob Cottage Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.96° S 170.31° E

Dunedin - Cob Cottage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - Cob Cottage sea temperature is
10.0° 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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Cob Cottage at 8PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 10). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (10 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (10 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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)
1
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
8
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
8
1.2
E
8
1
ESE
7
1
E
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
E
7
1.1
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
0.3
SSW
15
1.1
E
8
0.2
S
20
0.2
S
19
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
125
130
96
66
102
136
143
160
114
109
77
70
76
111
44
138
30
29
64
61
97
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
E
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
12:31PM1.92m
00:52AM1.83m
1:26PM2.00m
1:45AM1.91m
2:17PM2.05m
Low Tide
6:06AM0.13m
6:43PM0.19m
7:02AM0.04m
7:37PM0.12m
7:55AM-0.03m
8:28PM0.06m
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:46
7:45
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:44
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
8
8
9
8
8
7
7
7
7
9
10
8
8
8
9
8
8
10
10
10
9
Feels °C
6
6
8
6
5
3
3
3
3
4
5
3
4
4
4
3
3
5
6
6
7
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