Dunedin - Cob Cottage Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.96° S 170.31° E

Dunedin - Cob Cottage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Cob Cottage at 1AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (21 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (21 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sun morning).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
1.3
S
15
1.3
S
14
1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
9
1
NE
6
0.3
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
326
310
723
674
233
300
279
223
198
158
159
125
96
96
71
49
43
59
54
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
0
NE
5
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:10PM1.47m
9:49AM1.53m
10:13PM1.46m
10:48AM1.55m
Low Tide
3:00PM0.52m
3:22AM0.49m
3:58PM0.55m
4:17AM0.50m
4:52PM0.54m
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
5:55
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
9
8
7
7
6
9
11
10
8
7
7
7
7
12
15
12
9
Feels °C
6
6
6
5
4
4
3
7
10
8
5
4
3
4
4
9
12
9
6
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