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 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunedin - Cob Cottage sea temperature is
10.8° C
1.9° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Cob Cottage at 11AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (19 Aug)8ft (2.4m)13s
Evening (19 Aug)7ft (2.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
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)
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
15
2.3
S
14
2.1
S
14
1.9
S
13
2.4
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
12
2
SSW
11
1.9
SSW
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
12
0.8
S
16
1.3
S
15
1.2
S
14
1
S
11
1.1
S
12
1
S
11
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2612
2151
1719
1271
1901
1899
1426
920
839
517
466
396
383
310
733
585
227
322
231
218
161
158
158
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
NNE
5
ENE
5
N
5
NW
Wind State
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
7:42AM1.60m
8:08PM1.52m
8:44AM1.54m
9:10PM1.47m
9:49AM1.53m
Low Tide
1:30AM0.37m
2:01PM0.45m
2:26AM0.44m
3:00PM0.52m
3:22AM0.49m
3:58PM0.55m
cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:53
5:54
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
9
11
11
9
7
8
8
8
9
10
11
10
8
8
7
6
6
10
12
11
9
Feels °C
4
6
5
6
6
5
3
4
4
4
5
5
7
7
5
5
4
3
3
8
9
9
6
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