Dunedin - Cob Cottage Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.96° S 170.31° E

Dunedin - Cob Cottage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunedin - Cob Cottage sea temperature is
10.0° C
1.2° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Cob Cottage at 9AM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 13). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)17s
Afternoon (13 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (13 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.4
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
19
0.6
S
18
0.9
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.6
S
16
1.6
S
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.5
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
84
90
154
146
131
181
124
112
110
112
81
277
230
540
728
686
547
540
661
1364
1330
739
1079
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
N
5
WNW
5
SW
5
SSE
0
E
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
N
10
WSW
5
W
5
NW
15
SW
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:35AM1.96m
3:06PM2.05m
3:24AM1.96m
3:53PM2.01m
4:13AM1.93m
4:41PM1.94m
Low Tide
8:47AM-0.06m
9:18PM0.04m
9:38AM-0.05m
10:07PM0.06m
10:28AM0.01m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:39
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
5:47
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
9
9
9
13
12
10
9
9
8
8
8
12
13
11
10
8
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
Feels °C
7
7
7
11
10
9
7
7
6
6
6
10
11
10
8
6
6
3
2
2
2
2
2
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