Dunedin - Cob Cottage Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.96° S 170.31° E

Dunedin - Cob Cottage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunedin - Cob Cottage sea temperature is
12.6°C
3.2° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Cob Cottage at 5AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (18 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (18 Oct)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
2
4
4
1
2
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.2
S
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
3
SW
13
2.2
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.5
S
15
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
835
875
919
1003
1018
1178
1382
1240
585
1016
1019
1004
893
3264
1622
632
608
978
931
880
311
383
274
275
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
15
W
15
SW
5
SSE
5
ENE
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
0
S
5
NNE
0
W
10
E
10
E
10
SSE
5
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
9:26AM1.51m
9:52PM1.41m
10:25AM1.51m
10:48PM1.43m
11:16AM1.53m
Low Tide
3:08AM0.53m
3:47PM0.56m
4:03AM0.52m
4:39PM0.53m
4:53AM0.48m
5:25PM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:37
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6:35
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8:07
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8:08
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1
2
1
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Temp °C
7
7
7
13
18
19
14
12
11
11
12
15
18
15
11
10
10
9
10
12
16
18
14
11
Feels °C
3
3
4
8
13
16
12
10
8
7
7
9
13
11
8
6
7
8
9
12
14
16
12
10
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