Dunedin - Cob Cottage Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.96° S 170.31° E

Dunedin - Cob Cottage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - Cob Cottage sea temperature is
11.0°C
1.8° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Cob Cottage at 3PM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)7ft (2.2m)12s
Afternoon (28 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Evening (28 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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)
2
2
4
6
2
3
7
7
7
3
2
3
8
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
4
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)
2.2
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
4
SW
13
2.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
16
4
SSW
15
4.5
SSW
15
5
SW
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
14
4
SSW
14
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.3
S
14
2.2
S
14
2.1
S
14
2
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1523
1649
3801
5386
2839
4065
8059
8924
9964
3282
2932
2614
5769
2570
2346
2107
1902
1674
1519
1196
1021
Wind (km/h)
30
W
30
W
35
WSW
30
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
NW
5
WNW
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
4:38PM1.80m
5:00AM1.85m
5:23PM1.77m
5:49AM1.84m
6:12PM1.73m
Low Tide
10:28AM0.15m
10:48PM0.18m
11:17AM0.19m
11:37PM0.20m
12:10PM0.25m
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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7:18
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7:16
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7:13
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7:42
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7:43
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7:44
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 mm
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1
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1
1
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Temp °C
7
7
8
8
7
8
8
8
9
10
12
11
9
7
7
6
8
11
13
13
11
Feels °C
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
6
6
4
3
3
3
6
8
10
12
9
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