Dunedin - Cob Cottage Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.96° S 170.31° E

Dunedin - Cob Cottage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunedin - Cob Cottage sea temperature is
10.6° C
1.7° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Cob Cottage at 12PM is: 2.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)8ft (2.4m)11s
Afternoon (05 Aug)7ft (2.1m)10s
Evening (05 Aug)6ft (1.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Fri afternoon, min 1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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)
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.4
SSE
11
2.3
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1659
1512
1268
1174
916
804
692
539
424
415
325
276
233
216
267
219
196
181
308
233
269
244
194
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
0
NNE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
N
5
N
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
7:12AM1.60m
7:39PM1.58m
8:11AM1.62m
8:40PM1.57m
9:18AM1.65m
Low Tide
1:11AM0.38m
1:40PM0.38m
2:06AM0.38m
2:40PM0.40m
3:06AM0.36m
3:44PM0.39m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:52
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
3
3
3
5
6
5
4
3
3
3
3
5
6
5
3
2
2
1
2
4
7
6
6
Feels °C
-1
-1
0
2
3
2
1
-1
-1
-1
-1
3
3
2
-1
-2
-2
-3
-3
0
3
3
3
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