Dunedin - Cob Cottage Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.96° S 170.31° E

Dunedin - Cob Cottage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunedin - Cob Cottage sea temperature is
10.4° C
1.5° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Cob Cottage at 10AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (04 Aug)13ft (4.0m)12s
Evening (04 Aug)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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)
3
3
4
4
7
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
4
S
12
4
S
12
3
S
12
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.4
SSE
11
2.2
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.2
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3310
3836
3601
3432
5093
4179
2243
1800
1633
1512
1268
1051
916
778
625
539
424
344
235
230
225
188
152
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
W
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:20AM1.61m
6:46PM1.61m
7:12AM1.60m
7:39PM1.58m
8:11AM1.62m
8:40PM1.57m
Low Tide
00:22AM0.36m
12:44PM0.35m
1:11AM0.38m
1:40PM0.38m
2:06AM0.38m
2:40PM0.40m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:54
7:52
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:37
 mm
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
3
3
4
5
6
5
5
4
3
2
2
4
6
5
4
4
3
3
3
6
6
5
3
Feels °C
-6
-6
-3
-2
-1
-1
1
0
-1
-1
-2
1
3
2
1
0
-1
-1
-1
4
3
1
-1
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