Dunedin - Cob Cottage Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.96° S 170.31° E

Dunedin - Cob Cottage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunedin - Cob Cottage sea temperature is
10.8°C
1.9° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Cob Cottage at 1AM is: 4.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)15ft (4.5m)13s
Afternoon (31 Aug)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (31 Aug)15ft (4.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 3°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
3
3
8
7
3
7
7
3
2
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
2
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
4.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
3
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
13
4.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
11
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
5
SW
13
5
SSW
13
2.5
S
12
2.4
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3857
3657
3378
8168
6307
3035
5863
6441
4158
1513
5606
5583
6092
5974
5457
7976
7312
1896
1792
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
30
W
30
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
Wind State
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:24AM1.74m
4:48PM1.73m
5:08AM1.73m
5:33PM1.69m
Low Tide
10:20PM0.25m
10:40AM0.22m
11:03PM0.27m
11:29AM0.27m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:07
6:08
 mm
1
1
1
2
3
2
4
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
3
4
4
4
8
11
10
10
Feels °C
-1
-2
-3
-1
-3
-3
-4
-4
-3
-4
-3
-4
-4
-4
-3
1
4
3
4
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