Dunedin - Cob Cottage Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.96° S 170.31° E

Dunedin - Cob Cottage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunedin - Cob Cottage sea temperature is
10.0° C
1.2° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Cob Cottage at 12PM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 14). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (14 Aug)2ft (0.6m)18s
Evening (14 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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)
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.4
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
19
0.6
S
18
0.8
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.5
S
15
1.5
S
15
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
S
16
1.6
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.6
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
110
112
81
277
230
408
625
603
561
661
817
1068
905
882
739
1088
1060
1298
1365
1314
1281
1102
1063
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NE
10
ENE
0
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
NW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:24AM1.96m
3:53PM2.01m
4:13AM1.93m
4:41PM1.94m
5:02AM1.86m
5:29PM1.84m
Low Tide
9:38AM-0.05m
10:07PM0.06m
10:28AM0.01m
10:56PM0.10m
11:19AM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
5:49
 mm
1
1
2
Temp °C
9
8
9
12
13
11
10
9
8
8
6
7
7
6
5
4
4
3
4
7
9
8
8
Feels °C
7
6
8
11
11
10
8
7
6
3
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
-2
-1
2
4
4
4
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