Dunedin - Cob Cottage Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.96° S 170.31° E

Dunedin - Cob Cottage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunedin - Cob Cottage sea temperature is
13.0°C
3.6° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Cob Cottage at 12PM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (16 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Evening (16 Oct)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
4
1
1
3
4
4
3
2
3
4
3
4
5
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
7
1.7
S
8
2.2
S
8
2
S
9
2
S
9
2.5
S
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
2.5
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
13
1
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.7
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
294
336
643
609
695
1780
1513
1660
553
479
1500
2005
1415
1633
2521
956
848
942
825
865
372
565
1172
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
SSW
5
ENE
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
off
High Tide
7:30AM1.60m
7:53PM1.47m
8:27AM1.54m
8:52PM1.43m
9:26AM1.51m
9:52PM1.41m
Low Tide
1:16AM0.46m
1:55PM0.53m
2:12AM0.51m
2:51PM0.56m
3:08AM0.53m
3:47PM0.56m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:43
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6:39
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8:07
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Temp °C
7
6
6
8
9
8
7
6
5
4
8
12
14
14
9
8
8
9
14
18
20
15
12
Feels °C
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
0
3
8
10
10
5
4
4
5
9
13
17
13
9
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