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 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunedin - Cob Cottage sea temperature is
10.9° C
2.0° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Cob Cottage at 12PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sat night).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
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)
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
10
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
9
1.2
NE
6
0.3
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1185
984
466
374
326
310
713
674
537
305
279
218
198
158
159
125
96
69
70
48
28
95
54
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
NE
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
SSW
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
High Tide
8:44AM1.54m
9:10PM1.47m
9:49AM1.53m
10:13PM1.46m
10:48AM1.55m
Low Tide
2:26AM0.44m
3:00PM0.52m
3:22AM0.49m
3:58PM0.55m
4:17AM0.50m
4:52PM0.54m
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7:30
7:28
7:26
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5:53
5:54
5:55
 mm
Temp °C
8
9
9
10
11
10
8
8
7
6
6
9
12
11
9
7
8
7
8
13
15
11
9
Feels °C
3
4
4
5
6
7
5
5
4
3
3
7
9
8
6
3
4
4
5
10
13
9
7
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