Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Bobs Beach today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 1PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Bobs Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 8 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 544 | 608 | 659 | 2319 | 2796 | 2497 | 476 | 408 | 307 | 241 | 237 | 233 | 133 | 86 | 66 | 135 | 191 | 297 | 571 | 671 | 515 | 898 | 795 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy |
High Tide | 12:00PM1.57m | 00:18AM1.53m | 12:41PM1.63m | 00:58AM1.60m | 1:21PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:38AM0.42m | 6:07PM0.42m | 6:21AM0.35m | 6:47PM0.35m | 7:03AM0.28m | 7:26PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 544 | 608 | 659 | 679 | 722 | 109 | 476 | 408 | 307 | 241 | 237 | 233 | 133 | 86 | 60 | 54 | 48 | 297 | 571 | 671 | 515 | 898 | 795 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 19 | NE 12 | SSW 16 | NE 12 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 378 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 64 | 191 | 54 | 70 | 6 | 280 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 22 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 18 | NE 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | NE 12 | S 11 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 51 | 38 | 75 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | NNW 3 | W 2 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2319 | 2796 | 2497 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 90 | 82 | 66 | 135 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
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