Dunedin - Cob Cottage Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.96° S 170.31° E

Dunedin - Cob Cottage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunedin - Cob Cottage sea temperature is
10.7° C
1.8° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Cob Cottage at 11AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (18 Aug)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (18 Aug)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue morning, calm by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
8
4
5
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
8
2.2
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
10
2.5
S
11
3.5
SSW
14
3
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.3
S
14
2.1
S
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
12
2
SSW
11
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
0.8
S
16
1.4
S
16
0.8
S
16
1.1
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
403
650
1043
1287
1755
5519
3413
3131
2612
2151
1719
2233
1995
1733
1361
973
588
517
441
330
977
306
316
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
5
S
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
6:45AM1.68m
7:10PM1.61m
7:42AM1.60m
8:08PM1.52m
8:44AM1.54m
Low Tide
00:37AM0.27m
1:05PM0.34m
1:30AM0.37m
2:01PM0.45m
2:26AM0.44m
3:00PM0.52m
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clear
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part cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:31
7:30
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5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
Temp °C
8
8
8
9
10
9
8
9
9
9
9
10
11
8
8
8
8
8
8
10
12
10
8
Feels °C
2
0
1
2
3
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
6
3
5
4
4
3
3
6
9
8
5
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