Dunedin - Cob Cottage Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.96° S 170.31° E

Dunedin - Cob Cottage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunedin - Cob Cottage sea temperature is
10.5° C
1.4° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Cob Cottage at 11AM is: 2.3m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)8ft (2.4m)18s
Afternoon (20 Jul)7ft (2.1m)16s
Evening (20 Jul)6ft (1.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
19
2.5
S
18
2.4
S
18
2.2
S
17
2.1
S
16
2
S
15
1.9
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4313
4021
3505
2781
2164
1699
1332
1021
865
469
488
396
339
280
236
250
254
206
206
220
238
225
176
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
ENE
5
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SSE
10
NE
10
NNE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
7:21AM1.71m
7:49PM1.68m
8:20AM1.63m
8:47PM1.59m
9:21AM1.58m
Low Tide
1:15AM0.22m
1:39PM0.26m
2:09AM0.29m
2:36PM0.36m
3:03AM0.36m
3:32PM0.44m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:11
8:10
8:08
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:20
 mm
Temp °C
8
8
7
9
10
8
7
6
8
8
9
11
12
11
10
9
10
8
8
10
11
9
7
Feels °C
5
5
3
7
8
6
4
3
4
4
5
7
9
8
7
6
7
5
5
7
9
6
4
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