Dunedin - Cob Cottage Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.96° S 170.31° E

Dunedin - Cob Cottage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 25 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 (25 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Cob Cottage at 9PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)--
Afternoon (25 Aug)5ft (1.6m)15s
Evening (25 Aug)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, fresh winds from the NE by Thu afternoon).

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
S
14
1.8
S
16
2
S
16
2.1
S
17
2.2
S
16
2.2
S
16
2.1
S
15
2
S
14
1.9
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1074
1059
994
953
887
874
874
990
1672
2157
2433
2605
2374
1847
1454
1178
885
646
544
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
W
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
10
ESE
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NE
20
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:17AM1.62m
1:41PM1.74m
1:53AM1.67m
2:17PM1.77m
Low Tide
7:05PM0.39m
7:17AM0.30m
7:44PM0.33m
7:56AM0.24m
8:22PM0.29m
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light rain
light rain
light rain
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cloud
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cloud
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light rain
light rain
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part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:02
 mm
1
2
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
12
12
10
9
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
6
6
7
7
7
8
9
Feels °C
10
9
9
7
7
7
7
6
5
5
4
4
2
1
0
0
-1
1
4
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