Dunedin - Cob Cottage Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.96° S 170.31° E

Dunedin - Cob Cottage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 19 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 (19 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Cob Cottage at 11PM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)--
Afternoon (19 Aug)8ft (2.4m)13s
Evening (19 Aug)7ft (2.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
11
1.8
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.3
S
10
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
14
1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1945
1899
1426
1185
869
857
847
361
326
310
713
674
233
300
231
218
198
158
159
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NE
10
NE
5
N
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:08PM1.52m
8:44AM1.54m
9:10PM1.47m
9:49AM1.53m
Low Tide
2:26AM0.44m
3:00PM0.52m
3:22AM0.49m
3:58PM0.55m
clear
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part cloud
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:53
5:54
 mm
Temp °C
11
8
8
8
8
8
8
10
11
10
8
8
7
6
6
10
12
11
9
Feels °C
6
3
3
4
4
3
3
5
7
7
5
5
4
3
3
8
9
8
6
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