Dunedin - Cob Cottage Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.96° S 170.31° E

Dunedin - Cob Cottage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - Cob Cottage sea temperature is
13.2°C
3.4° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Cob Cottage at 5PM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (27 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Evening (27 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
2
4
3
5
5
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
9
2.3
SSW
9
2.4
SW
9
2.4
SW
10
1.4
SSW
10
1.3
SSW
10
1.2
SSW
10
1.1
SSW
11
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
2.2
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
426
864
989
1077
370
342
318
331
356
407
472
665
573
1868
1914
2233
2233
2534
2734
2905
637
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
15
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:13PM1.83m
4:41AM1.95m
5:03PM1.82m
5:34AM1.94m
5:57PM1.78m
Low Tide
10:06AM0.14m
10:24PM0.11m
10:59AM0.16m
11:17PM0.13m
11:56AM0.20m
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rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
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6:24
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6:22
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6:20
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8:21
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8:22
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8:23
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1
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3
5
2
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1
1
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Temp °C
8
10
12
11
9
6
5
7
10
16
18
16
8
7
7
6
10
10
10
8
6
Feels °C
2
4
6
6
4
2
2
2
5
11
14
11
2
3
1
1
3
3
3
2
0
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