Dunedin - Cob Cottage Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.96° S 170.31° E

Dunedin - Cob Cottage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunedin - Cob Cottage sea temperature is
11.0° C
2.1° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Cob Cottage at 3PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (22 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the W by Sun morning).

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
3
7
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
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)
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.3
SSW
16
1.1
NE
6
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.3
ESE
14
0.4
SSW
17
1.9
SW
8
2.4
SW
13
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
4.5
SW
13
2.5
SSW
14
2
S
13
1.9
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.5
S
10
1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
48
44
52
75
55
54
36
99
382
1975
2759
3201
6396
2686
1293
910
646
507
507
597
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
N
5
ENE
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
WNW
45
W
45
W
40
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:48AM1.55m
11:09PM1.48m
11:40AM1.59m
11:57PM1.52m
12:24PM1.64m
Low Tide
4:52PM0.54m
5:08AM0.48m
5:41PM0.51m
5:54AM0.43m
6:25PM0.45m
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:58
5:59
 mm
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
13
14
12
10
9
9
10
7
7
6
4
4
5
7
10
11
13
15
12
9
Feels °C
5
11
12
9
7
6
6
7
-4
-4
-4
-5
-4
-2
0
3
5
7
11
9
5
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