Dunedin - Cob Cottage Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.96° S 170.31° E

Dunedin - Cob Cottage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - Cob Cottage sea temperature is
10.9°C
2.0° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Cob Cottage at 4AM is: 5.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 3.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)15ft (4.5m)13s
Afternoon (01 Sep)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (01 Sep)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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)
7
7
7
7
8
4
2
7
5
6
5
4
4
4
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
5
SSW
12
5
SSW
13
4.5
SSW
13
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
4
SSW
13
2.5
S
13
3
S
16
2.5
S
15
2.3
S
13
2.2
S
13
1.9
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.9
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6809
6541
7034
7399
6699
3090
2151
5256
2005
3794
3148
1807
1555
1088
816
614
1223
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
W
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:08AM1.73m
5:33PM1.69m
5:58AM1.71m
6:23PM1.64m
Low Tide
11:03PM0.27m
11:29AM0.27m
11:52PM0.31m
12:23PM0.33m
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:09
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
4
3
4
3
4
8
10
9
9
10
9
6
10
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
-3
-5
-4
-4
-2
2
3
3
3
5
4
2
6
11
12
11
10
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