Dunedin - Cob Cottage Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.96° S 170.31° E

Dunedin - Cob Cottage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 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 11AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

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 18mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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)
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
10
0.9
S
9
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
ENE
5
0.6
SSE
9
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
S
16
1.5
E
6
0.5
S
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.6
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
183
133
130
106
106
112
84
64
62
56
62
89
132
182
118
126
123
120
118
65
66
59
93
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
10
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
10
SW
10
ESE
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
E
10
ENE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:27AM1.73m
10:54PM1.65m
11:32AM1.82m
11:55PM1.74m
12:31PM1.92m
Low Tide
4:07AM0.31m
4:46PM0.34m
5:07AM0.23m
5:46PM0.27m
6:06AM0.13m
6:43PM0.19m
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<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
2
3
4
2
2
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
7
6
6
9
10
8
7
8
8
8
8
8
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
8
7
Feels °C
4
3
3
6
6
4
3
4
4
3
4
5
7
5
6
5
4
5
6
7
7
5
4
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