Dunedin - Cob Cottage Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.96° S 170.31° E

Dunedin - Cob Cottage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - Cob Cottage sea temperature is
10.5°C
1.6° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Cob Cottage at 7AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (03 Sep)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (03 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the W by Fri morning).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
1.3
SW
8
1.3
SW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
491
467
332
262
200
160
165
304
280
337
256
246
231
169
225
210
287
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
WNW
5
E
5
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
NNE
15
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
WSW
30
W
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
30
W
Wind State
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:23PM1.64m
6:54AM1.68m
7:22PM1.59m
7:59AM1.68m
8:28PM1.58m
Low Tide
00:47AM0.34m
1:24PM0.38m
1:48AM0.36m
2:30PM0.40m
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:10
6:12
 mm
1
1
2
Temp °C
14
13
11
10
11
14
17
15
13
12
11
12
8
10
8
8
7
Feels °C
10
10
10
8
9
12
16
12
10
8
8
9
1
4
1
2
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