Dunedin - Cob Cottage surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 20 Feb 2026 NZDT
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Dunedin - Cob Cottage surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dunedin - Cob Cottage sea temperature is
14.9° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Dunedin - Cob Cottage today?

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Cob Cottage at 2AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (21 Feb)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (21 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
3
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
4
3
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SSW
1.9
SW
1
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.7
NE
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
S
1.5
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SSW
2.2
SW
1.7
SSW
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.8
S
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)1211888881615616161514101088888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)438350354288224486142198184181191137125106424614353352617394121967461
Wind
(km/h)
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
20
W
15
W
10
NNW
10
NE
25
NE
25
NE
15
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:12AM
1.78
6:34PM
1.76
7:00AM
1.73
7:26PM
1.74
7:54AM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:04AM
0.16
12:30PM
0.23
12:55AM
0.22
1:21PM
0.26
1:53AM
0.29
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise------7:01-------7:01-------7:03-
Sunset-8:44-------8:42-------8:39------
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
11---------2--211-------
Temp. °C141210101110121517161311101213131215129881218
Feels °C (?)7534569111211109667761096661015
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