Dunedin - Cob Cottage Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.96° S 170.31° E

Dunedin - Cob Cottage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 11 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 (11 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Cob Cottage at 10PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)--
Afternoon (11 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (11 Aug)1ft (0.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon).

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
S
20
0.2
S
19
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
103
92
50
48
44
21
30
29
64
61
97
89
84
91
154
146
131
127
124
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
0
SSW
5
SSE
0
SSE
5
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:45AM1.91m
2:17PM2.05m
2:35AM1.96m
3:06PM2.05m
Low Tide
7:37PM0.12m
7:55AM-0.03m
8:28PM0.06m
8:47AM-0.06m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
5:45
 mm
Temp °C
10
8
9
9
9
9
9
10
11
9
8
8
9
8
9
12
12
10
9
Feels °C
5
3
4
4
2
3
3
4
6
5
5
6
7
6
7
11
10
9
7
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