Dunedin - Cob Cottage Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.96° S 170.31° E

Dunedin - Cob Cottage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 06 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 (06 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Cob Cottage at 9PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)--
Afternoon (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (06 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
11
0.7
S
16
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
233
254
338
280
244
400
282
269
259
239
194
190
148
133
103
106
106
82
84
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
NE
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:40PM1.57m
9:18AM1.65m
9:47PM1.59m
10:27AM1.73m
Low Tide
2:40PM0.40m
3:06AM0.36m
3:44PM0.39m
4:07AM0.31m
4:46PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:39
 mm
1
Temp °C
6
4
3
2
2
1
2
5
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
8
9
8
8
Feels °C
3
1
-1
-2
-2
-3
-2
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
5
5
5
5
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