Dunedin - Cob Cottage Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.96° S 170.31° E

Dunedin - Cob Cottage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunedin - Cob Cottage sea temperature is
10.3° C
1.5° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Cob Cottage at 5PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.5
S
15
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
1
E
5
0.4
SSW
17
1.2
E
6
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.9
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
8
1.4
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.2
SE
6
1
SE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.6
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
130
106
106
113
84
64
62
51
101
89
132
127
118
181
212
139
128
120
88
78
93
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
10
E
5
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
15
SW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
ESE
5
ENE
15
NE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:27AM1.73m
10:54PM1.65m
11:32AM1.82m
11:55PM1.74m
12:31PM1.92m
Low Tide
4:46PM0.34m
5:07AM0.23m
5:46PM0.27m
6:06AM0.13m
6:43PM0.19m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:48
7:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
5:42
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
6
9
10
8
7
7
8
8
8
8
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
8
8
Feels °C
3
6
6
4
3
3
4
3
4
5
8
6
4
5
5
5
5
7
7
6
5
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