Dunedin - Cob Cottage Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.96° S 170.31° E

Dunedin - Cob Cottage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunedin - Cob Cottage sea temperature is
11.8°C
2.5° 

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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Cob Cottage at 4PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)2ft (0.6m)17s
Afternoon (13 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (13 Oct)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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)
2
2
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
1.3
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.5
S
14
1.1
ENE
5
1
ENE
6
1.1
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.5
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.6
ESE
6
1.3
E
7
1.9
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
235
206
783
191
172
165
215
210
94
64
72
107
150
170
209
218
163
332
208
228
204
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
SW
15
S
5
SE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:26PM1.69m
5:51AM1.73m
6:11PM1.61m
6:39AM1.66m
7:00PM1.53m
Low Tide
11:20AM0.30m
11:36PM0.31m
12:08PM0.38m
00:24AM0.39m
1:00PM0.47m
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
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6:48
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6:47
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6:45
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8:00
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8:02
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8:04
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 mm
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1
2
1
1
4
2
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1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
7
4
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Temp °C
16
21
17
11
10
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
7
8
8
7
Feels °C
13
18
15
8
8
6
4
4
5
5
5
5
3
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
1
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