Dunedin - Cob Cottage Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.96° S 170.31° E

Dunedin - Cob Cottage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunedin - Cob Cottage sea temperature is
10.1° 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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Cob Cottage at 5AM is: 4.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 3.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (01 Aug)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (01 Aug)7ft (2.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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)
0
0
0
3
8
8
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SSW
6
4
SSW
9
4
S
12
4
S
12
4.5
S
12
4.5
S
12
3.5
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
10
1.4
SE
12
1.3
SSE
12
2.1
SW
9
1.9
SW
9
1.2
SE
12
1.1
SE
11
0.7
S
19
0.8
S
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
410
2618
5090
5076
6159
4795
2581
1939
1429
1130
896
558
480
734
653
393
320
361
455
Wind (km/h)
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:16AM1.66m
4:40PM1.73m
4:54AM1.64m
5:19PM1.69m
Low Tide
10:16PM0.32m
10:28AM0.25m
10:56PM0.32m
11:10AM0.27m
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:58
7:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:32
 mm
5
6
1
1
1
Temp °C
5
4
5
5
4
3
3
6
7
6
7
8
9
9
10
12
11
11
10
Feels °C
-5
-6
-4
-3
-2
-3
-2
0
1
1
2
3
3
3
5
7
6
5
4
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