Dunedin - Cob Cottage Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.96° S 170.31° E

Dunedin - Cob Cottage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunedin - Cob Cottage sea temperature is
10.7° C
1.9° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Cob Cottage at 1AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat morning, min 2°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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)
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1
SE
11
0.7
S
16
0.8
S
15
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
916
804
692
539
424
415
325
276
233
254
272
285
196
336
242
224
214
198
190
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NE
5
E
5
NE
10
N
5
N
5
N
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
NE
5
N
5
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
7:39PM1.58m
8:11AM1.62m
8:40PM1.57m
9:18AM1.65m
Low Tide
2:06AM0.38m
2:40PM0.40m
3:06AM0.36m
3:44PM0.39m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
6
5
4
3
3
3
3
5
6
5
4
3
2
2
2
5
7
6
6
Feels °C
2
2
1
-1
-1
0
-1
2
3
2
1
-1
-2
-2
-3
1
4
3
3
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