Dunedin - Cob Cottage Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.96° S 170.31° E

Dunedin - Cob Cottage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunedin - Cob Cottage sea temperature is
11.0°C
2.1° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Cob Cottage at 1PM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Afternoon (30 Aug)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (30 Aug)5ft (1.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sun morning, min 3°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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)
2
2
4
2
2
7
2
6
2
7
7
7
3
3
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.7
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
4
SW
15
1.6
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
4
SW
14
4
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
11
4
SSW
13
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
3
SW
13
2.4
S
12
2.4
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
390
841
1393
1537
3530
6756
1265
5375
2445
5959
5374
5591
3924
1768
5418
4537
4728
5553
4992
4366
3193
1665
1735
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
35
W
40
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
30
WSW
30
W
25
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
W
10
WNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:44AM1.74m
4:07PM1.77m
4:24AM1.74m
4:48PM1.73m
5:08AM1.73m
5:33PM1.69m
Low Tide
9:56AM0.18m
10:20PM0.25m
10:40AM0.22m
11:03PM0.27m
11:29AM0.27m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
7:09
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6:06
6:07
6:08
 mm
1
3
1
2
2
4
2
4
4
2
2
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
10
8
9
8
8
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
3
4
4
3
3
4
6
9
8
7
Feels °C
3
1
3
0
-1
-3
-2
-1
-2
-2
-3
-4
-4
-3
-3
-2
-4
-5
-3
-1
3
2
3
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