Dunedin - Cob Cottage Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.96° S 170.31° E

Dunedin - Cob Cottage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunedin - Cob Cottage sea temperature is
14.2°C
4.3° 

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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Cob Cottage at 8AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (29 Oct)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (29 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
5
5
3
3
2
2
4
5
4
2
2
1
2
2
3
7
8
3
4
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
11
1.1
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
11
3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
15
3
SSW
9
3
SSW
10
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
12
4
SW
12
2.3
S
12
2.3
S
12
2.1
S
12
2
S
12
1.7
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1773
2050
2528
2565
2609
2816
540
536
637
3682
828
1949
2290
1380
1799
2137
2073
4030
5518
1494
1455
1207
1055
711
Wind (km/h)
15
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
30
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
15
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
35
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
5
S
15
ENE
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
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
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
5:34AM1.94m
5:57PM1.78m
6:32AM1.91m
6:56PM1.74m
7:33AM1.86m
8:00PM1.71m
Low Tide
11:17PM0.13m
11:56AM0.20m
00:15AM0.16m
12:57PM0.25m
1:18AM0.18m
2:02PM0.27m
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
—
6:20
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:20
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:18
—
—
—
—
—
—
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
—
—
—
—
—
8:23
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
8:24
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
8:27
—
 mm
7
5
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
2
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
8
7
6
9
10
10
9
7
5
5
5
7
6
7
7
5
5
4
4
8
11
13
11
10
Feels °C
5
2
1
2
3
3
2
0
-1
0
-1
0
-1
-2
-1
-3
-1
-3
-2
2
6
10
7
6
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Dunedin - Cob Cottage surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest