Dunedin - Cob Cottage Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.96° S 170.31° E

Dunedin - Cob Cottage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 03 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 7PM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

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 Thu morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
10
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
202
160
165
304
280
337
256
246
231
169
225
216
362
659
659
722
588
827
1118
1400
1674
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
10
W
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
W
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:54AM1.68m
7:22PM1.59m
7:59AM1.68m
8:28PM1.58m
9:10AM1.70m
Low Tide
1:24PM0.38m
1:48AM0.36m
2:30PM0.40m
2:53AM0.34m
3:36PM0.38m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:10
6:12
6:14
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
10
14
17
15
12
11
11
11
9
11
8
8
7
7
8
10
11
14
14
12
11
Feels °C
8
13
16
12
9
8
7
8
2
5
2
2
-1
-1
0
3
5
8
8
5
5
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