Dunedin - Cob Cottage Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.96° S 170.31° E

Dunedin - Cob Cottage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - Cob Cottage sea temperature is
10.8°C
1.8° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Cob Cottage at 11AM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (17 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Evening (17 Sep)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 4°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
S
15
1.1
S
12
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
233
246
169
304
376
350
427
441
883
849
816
949
1396
1367
1349
1292
1152
991
330
292
408
711
684
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
15
WSW
5
NW
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
20
W
30
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:05AM1.58m
7:29PM1.48m
8:06AM1.53m
8:33PM1.43m
9:10AM1.51m
Low Tide
00:52AM0.43m
1:27PM0.51m
1:48AM0.50m
2:26PM0.56m
2:46AM0.54m
3:25PM0.57m
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
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rain showers
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part cloud
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6:37
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:28
6:30
6:30
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
5
4
4
8
11
9
6
4
5
6
10
11
11
9
8
7
6
8
9
15
15
13
6
Feels °C
2
0
0
4
6
5
2
0
1
2
5
6
5
5
6
4
2
5
6
12
11
8
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