Dunedin - Cob Cottage Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.96° S 170.31° E

Dunedin - Cob Cottage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - Cob Cottage sea temperature is
10.6°C
1.7° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Cob Cottage at 8AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (04 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (04 Sep)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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)
1
2
0
0
0
0
4
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
8
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
1.3
SW
9
1.6
SW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
17
3.5
SW
16
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
256
246
231
169
225
235
1064
756
756
778
736
813
988
1462
1384
6715
877
857
694
554
446
357
324
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
NNW
30
W
25
W
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
20
WNW
15
NW
15
W
20
W
25
W
30
W
15
SW
5
W
5
N
5
N
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
W
5
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
off
High Tide
7:59AM1.68m
8:28PM1.58m
9:10AM1.70m
9:39PM1.60m
10:20AM1.75m
Low Tide
1:48AM0.36m
2:30PM0.40m
2:53AM0.34m
3:36PM0.38m
3:58AM0.29m
4:38PM0.33m
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
rain showers
clear
light rain
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:14
6:15
 mm
3
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
12
11
9
12
9
8
6
7
8
9
10
14
14
12
11
10
7
7
9
8
7
7
5
Feels °C
9
9
2
6
1
1
0
0
1
3
5
10
8
5
4
5
5
4
7
4
3
5
2
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