Dunedin - Cob Cottage Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.96° S 170.31° E

Dunedin - Cob Cottage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunedin - Cob Cottage sea temperature is
10.4° 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 (04 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Cob Cottage at 12AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)--
Afternoon (04 Aug)7ft (2.1m)10s
Evening (04 Aug)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Mon afternoon, min 2°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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)
1
2
3
3
3
3
8
3
2
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
10
2.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
4
S
12
4.5
SSW
12
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
4
S
12
3
S
12
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.4
SSE
11
2.2
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
850
1706
3666
3331
3502
3937
6324
3181
2891
4179
2243
1822
1633
1400
1268
1051
889
706
591
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:00PM1.65m
6:20AM1.61m
6:46PM1.61m
7:12AM1.60m
7:39PM1.58m
Low Tide
00:22AM0.36m
12:44PM0.35m
1:11AM0.38m
1:40PM0.38m
clear
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:54
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:36
 mm
1
3
1
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
9
5
4
3
3
3
3
5
6
6
5
5
3
2
2
4
6
5
4
Feels °C
0
-3
-5
-5
-5
-5
-4
-3
-1
0
1
1
-1
-2
-2
1
3
2
1
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