Dunedin - Cob Cottage Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.96° S 170.31° E

Dunedin - Cob Cottage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunedin - Cob Cottage sea temperature is
11.1°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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Cob Cottage at 3PM is: 2.2m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 2.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s
Afternoon (20 Sep)7ft (2.2m)17s
Evening (20 Sep)5ft (1.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning).

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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)
5
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
2
0
2
2
3
3
1
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
17
2.2
S
17
1.8
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.3
S
11
1
S
11
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6818
3486
2900
1904
1240
882
721
607
617
418
220
222
228
296
375
402
424
520
867
1074
1088
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
5
WNW
5
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
25
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:11AM1.53m
10:34PM1.45m
11:03AM1.56m
11:22PM1.50m
11:47AM1.61m
Low Tide
4:18PM0.55m
4:34AM0.49m
5:06PM0.50m
5:20AM0.42m
5:49PM0.43m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:31
6:32
6:35
 mm
4
3
1
8
2
Temp °C
6
9
11
10
6
6
6
6
10
17
19
16
7
5
6
6
9
8
9
5
4
Feels °C
-2
1
4
5
3
3
3
3
8
14
14
12
1
0
1
0
2
1
4
-1
0
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