Dunedin - Cob Cottage Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.96° S 170.31° E

Dunedin - Cob Cottage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunedin - Cob Cottage sea temperature is
11.7°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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Cob Cottage at 1PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)1ft (0.3m)18s
Afternoon (12 Oct)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (12 Oct)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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)
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
S
19
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
1.2
E
5
1.3
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
25
60
146
259
256
181
180
121
240
235
206
263
253
172
165
163
103
94
86
64
77
108
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
NE
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
WSW
10
N
10
W
20
SSW
10
S
10
SE
10
E
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
4:23AM1.84m
4:43PM1.76m
5:07AM1.80m
5:26PM1.69m
5:51AM1.73m
6:11PM1.61m
Low Tide
10:34AM0.21m
10:51PM0.23m
11:20AM0.30m
11:36PM0.31m
12:08PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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6:50
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6:48
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6:47
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8:00
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8:00
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8:02
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1
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1
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1
1
Temp °C
12
11
14
19
19
18
14
12
11
12
16
17
19
11
9
8
8
8
8
9
8
8
8
Feels °C
10
9
12
17
17
17
14
11
10
10
14
15
17
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
4
4
4
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