Dunedin - Cob Cottage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.96° S 170.31° E

Issued: 6 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - Cob Cottage sea temperature is

13.3°C

Dunedin - Cob Cottage surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Dunedin - Cob Cottage today (31 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Cob Cottage at 2PM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Oct)	11ft (3.5m)	12s
Afternoon (31 Oct)	6ft (1.9m)	11s
Evening (31 Oct)	6ft (1.9m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 31							Sunday 1								Monday 2
	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)	6	6	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	4806	4164	1096	898	810	966	755	564	408	331	228	143	106	80	39	38	23	23	33	31	30	38	29
Wind (km/h)	W	W	WSW	WSW	S	ENE	N	N	N	NNW	N	NNW	N	NNW	N	N	N	N	N	WSW	SSW	S	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	glassy
High Tide			7:33AM1.86m				8:00PM1.71m				8:39AM1.82m				9:07PM1.69m				9:46AM1.80m
Low Tide	1:18AM0.18m				2:02PM0.27m				2:23AM0.20m				3:06PM0.28m				3:28AM0.20m					4:08PM0.26m


	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	8:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:30	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	5	5	9	11	13	10	9	10	9	9	15	18	18	16	13	12	13	15	17	20	14	14	11
Feels °C	-2	-1	3	6	10	6	5	7	5	6	12	14	14	11	8	8	9	11	12	16	10	12	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	NE 6	S 9	S 9	SE 12	SE 12	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7
kJ	2354	2012	1096	898	810	966	755	564	408	331	228	143	106	39	39	24	23	23	173	116	99	90	64
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 16	SE 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SE 11	SSE 12	SE 14	NE 5	NE 6	SSW 13	NE 6	S 9	SE 12	SE 12	S 8	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12
kJ	5	22	507	465	242	35	5	13	32	17	15	34	45	80	39	38	12	17	33	31	30	38	29
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SE 12	SE 12	SE 10	SE 11	E 15	SE 14	SE 10	SE 14	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 8	SE 12	SE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12
kJ	—	—	22	21	17	5	4	8	4	49	46	44	43	40	32	32	17	5	22	22	14	14	14
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	—	—	—	—	NE 3	NE 4	NE 5	NNE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NNW 2	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	—	SSW 3	S 3	—
kJ	4806	4164	—	—	—	—	5	9	11	47	42	26	90	1	47	64	109	149	365	—	2	2	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	8	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	184	17	17	5	64	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	3	66	23	45	17	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago		Dunedin - Bobs Beach	Dunedin - Bobs Beach	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu		Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach	Otago Peninsula - Boulder Beach	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach	Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach	Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay	Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay	Dunedin - Taieri Mouth	Dunedin - St Kilda Beach	Dunedin - St Clair	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach	Lighthouse (Spot C)	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach	Karitane Point	Karitane Point	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu
Rating (10 max)		8	4	4		4	3	4	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	8	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	4	3	2	2	2	3	2	2	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5

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