Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Bobs Beach today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 12PM is: 2.5m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 6.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Bobs Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4565 | 5278 | 4426 | 4185 | 3834 | 2907 | 2642 | 2252 | 2276 | 2127 | 1948 | 1921 | 2012 | 2277 | 2310 | 1949 | 5163 | 4839 | 3807 | 2650 | 2187 | 1814 | 1543 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:29AM1.88m | 6:00PM1.90m | 6:23AM1.80m | 6:53PM1.79m | 7:20AM1.71m | 7:48PM1.68m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:48AM0.05m | 00:20AM0.15m | 12:43PM0.15m | 1:13AM0.22m | 1:38PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 4565 | 5278 | 4426 | 4185 | 3834 | 2907 | 2642 | 2252 | 2276 | 2127 | 1948 | 1921 | 2012 | 2277 | 2310 | 1949 | 5163 | 4839 | 3807 | 2650 | 2187 | 1814 | 1543 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | S 18 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 616 | 600 | 576 | 553 | 538 | 515 | 431 | 424 | 379 | 313 | 304 | 245 | 215 | 215 | 167 | 973 | 131 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 96 | 56 | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 24 | — | S 23 | S 23 | — | S 22 | S 21 | — | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1111 | — | 862 | 675 | — | 329 | 224 | — | 421 | 408 | 331 | — | — | — | — | 159 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
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