Dunedin - Cob Cottage Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.96° S 170.31° E

Dunedin - Cob Cottage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 24 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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Cob Cottage at 5PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (24 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (24 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Fri morning, min 1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
1.1
S
15
1
S
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SE
15
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
123
193
224
300
385
459
443
457
337
324
326
288
522
429
361
262
342
303
298
294
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
ENE
5
NE
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
11:18AM1.58m
11:38PM1.52m
12:08PM1.61m
00:25AM1.54m
12:53PM1.66m
Low Tide
5:20PM0.50m
5:37AM0.44m
6:09PM0.49m
6:23AM0.42m
6:54PM0.46m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:07
8:06
8:04
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:24
 mm
2
1
1
2
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
7
9
9
8
8
6
5
4
4
3
5
3
2
1
2
3
3
7
7
5
4
Feels °C
4
7
7
5
6
1
0
-2
-1
-1
1
-1
-2
-3
-2
-2
-2
2
3
2
0
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