Dunedin - Cob Cottage Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.96° S 170.31° E

Dunedin - Cob Cottage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunedin - Cob Cottage sea temperature is
10.4° C
1.3° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Cob Cottage at 1PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (16 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (16 Jul)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
2
4
7
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
1.2
SW
9
1.3
SW
10
1.7
SSW
14
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
1.9
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
2
S
20
2.4
S
20
2.4
S
19
2.3
S
18
2.2
S
18
2.3
S
17
2.2
S
17
2
S
16
2
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
176
222
222
320
1111
2967
4782
1581
693
675
657
566
1191
1021
1035
3102
4362
4141
3571
3063
3235
2767
2053
2002
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
W
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
W
20
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:45AM1.96m
4:18PM2.07m
4:37AM1.94m
5:09PM2.00m
5:30AM1.88m
6:01PM1.90m
Low Tide
10:00AM-0.06m
10:34PM0.06m
10:55AM-0.03m
11:27PM0.09m
11:49AM0.05m
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:14
8:14
8:12
8:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
5:15
5:16
 mm
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
7
8
8
10
10
8
7
7
6
6
6
10
12
10
9
8
10
10
10
14
10
7
7
7
Feels °C
1
1
1
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
6
9
7
5
4
5
5
4
8
5
4
5
5
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