Dunedin - Cob Cottage Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.96° S 170.31° E

Dunedin - Cob Cottage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunedin - Cob Cottage sea temperature is
10.9°C
1.9° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Cob Cottage at 2AM is: 5.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 3.5m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)16ft (5.0m)16s
Afternoon (12 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (12 Sep)5ft (1.6m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri night, calm by Mon morning).

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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)
3
7
6
7
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4
5
3
7
7
2
6
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
16
4.5
SSW
15
4
SSW
16
4.5
SSW
15
5
SSW
15
5
SSW
16
5
SSW
16
5.5
SW
16
3
S
16
2.5
S
16
1.6
S
17
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
16
1.9
S
11
2.2
S
15
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3102
8159
8385
9045
11140
12253
11276
15327
4511
4025
1467
6118
6609
1008
5807
815
2233
843
663
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
35
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
30
W
35
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:02AM1.93m
3:27PM1.93m
3:47AM1.89m
4:11PM1.85m
Low Tide
8:52PM0.06m
9:14AM0.02m
9:37PM0.09m
10:00AM0.10m
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:21
6:22
6:22
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
10
11
10
9
9
9
10
12
13
11
10
Feels °C
0
0
-2
-4
-3
-3
-2
1
4
5
3
1
2
2
3
6
8
7
7
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