Dunedin - Cob Cottage Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.96° S 170.31° E

Dunedin - Cob Cottage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - Cob Cottage sea temperature is
10.6°C
1.7° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Cob Cottage at 5AM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)7ft (2.2m)13s
Afternoon (02 Sep)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (02 Sep)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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)
4
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
13
3
S
16
2.5
S
15
2.4
S
13
2.2
S
13
2
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2005
3794
3307
1971
1555
1206
915
687
563
467
389
269
202
160
167
304
280
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
5
NNW
0
SSW
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
N
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:58AM1.71m
6:23PM1.64m
6:54AM1.68m
7:22PM1.59m
Low Tide
11:52PM0.31m
12:23PM0.33m
00:47AM0.34m
1:24PM0.38m
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7:07
7:05
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6:09
6:10
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Temp °C
10
11
10
6
9
15
15
15
14
13
10
11
11
14
16
16
12
Feels °C
4
4
5
2
5
12
12
11
11
10
8
10
9
12
14
13
9
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