Dunedin - Cob Cottage Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.96° S 170.31° E

Dunedin - Cob Cottage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - Cob Cottage sea temperature is
11.6°C
2.5° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Cob Cottage at 8AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (19 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (19 Sep)5ft (1.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat night, light winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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)
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
5
1
3
5
4
3
!
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
15
1.5
S
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
3.5
SW
14
2.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
2.5
S
17
2.1
SSW
17
5
SW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
S
16
2.3
S
15
2.1
S
13
1.9
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.2
S
11
0.9
S
11
1.2
SSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1275
978
714
845
474
953
973
4416
2697
5450
7632
4066
2494
13670
1417
1160
2479
1556
1056
614
342
178
237
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
25
W
30
W
35
W
40
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
10
WNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
10
N
20
NNW
10
NW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:10AM1.51m
9:37PM1.43m
10:11AM1.53m
10:34PM1.45m
11:03AM1.56m
Low Tide
2:46AM0.54m
3:25PM0.57m
3:42AM0.53m
4:18PM0.55m
4:34AM0.49m
5:06PM0.50m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:30
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6:30
6:31
6:32
 mm
1
1
3
1
4
Temp °C
10
10
12
15
15
12
6
6
6
6
7
8
11
9
6
5
5
5
11
17
18
16
7
Feels °C
7
7
9
13
12
6
-2
-3
-4
-4
-2
-1
4
3
3
2
2
1
8
13
13
14
2
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