Dunedin - Cob Cottage Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.96° S 170.31° E

Dunedin - Cob Cottage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunedin - Cob Cottage sea temperature is
10.3° C
1.3° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Cob Cottage at 11AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (30 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (30 Jul)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu morning, strong winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
3
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
4
7
8
6
4
3
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
12
1.1
ESE
12
1
ESE
12
1
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
1.7
SSW
5
3.5
SSW
9
4
S
12
4.5
S
12
5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4
S
11
3
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.4
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
393
367
303
298
242
237
229
167
128
126
97
93
143
1811
4772
5320
6791
5531
4188
2246
1456
1153
1759
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
NW
30
WSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
25
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
3:02AM1.66m
3:27PM1.76m
3:39AM1.67m
4:03PM1.75m
4:16AM1.66m
4:40PM1.73m
Low Tide
9:08AM0.26m
9:36PM0.32m
9:48AM0.24m
10:16PM0.32m
10:28AM0.25m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:00
8:00
7:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
4
4
2
1
1
Temp °C
8
7
7
11
12
10
9
8
8
7
8
8
6
5
6
5
5
4
4
5
7
6
8
Feels °C
5
4
4
9
9
7
6
4
4
4
4
1
-3
-5
-3
-3
-2
-2
-1
0
1
1
1
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