Dunedin - Cob Cottage Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.96° S 170.31° E

Dunedin - Cob Cottage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunedin - Cob Cottage sea temperature is
11.1°C
2.2° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Cob Cottage at 11AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (27 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (27 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
16
2
S
15
2
S
14
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.8
S
10
1.6
SW
8
0.6
SW
9
0.8
SSW
10
1.2
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2164
1699
1519
1041
871
646
544
441
363
350
344
332
265
206
212
212
127
298
61
130
359
469
540
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
20
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
W
0
SW
10
SW
15
W
15
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:53AM1.67m
2:17PM1.77m
2:29AM1.70m
2:53PM1.79m
3:06AM1.73m
3:29PM1.79m
Low Tide
7:56AM0.24m
8:22PM0.29m
8:35AM0.19m
9:00PM0.25m
9:15AM0.18m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
6:05
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
7
6
6
5
7
8
9
7
7
8
9
12
12
11
10
8
7
8
10
12
13
11
10
Feels °C
2
0
-1
-2
-1
1
4
3
4
4
7
11
10
8
6
5
3
4
5
7
8
7
5
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