
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Bobs Beach today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 2AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.5m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Bobs Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
3644 | 2346 | 4904 | 5044 | 2563 | 2547 | 2416 | 2834 | 4324 | 3172 | 2781 | 2626 | 4786 | 4489 | 2112 | 1841 | 1535 | 1299 | 553 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:30AM1.91m | 6:55PM1.74m | 7:32AM1.86m | 7:58PM1.71m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:14AM0.16m | 12:56PM0.25m | 1:17AM0.18m | 2:00PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 3 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | ESE 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 10 |
1949 | 17 | 2553 | 2589 | 2563 | 2547 | 2416 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 35 | 2483 | 2352 | 2112 | 1841 | 1535 | 1299 | 553 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | E 16 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSW 13 |
17 | — | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 19 | 17 | 321 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 |
3644 | 2346 | 4904 | 5044 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 2834 | 4324 | 3172 | 2781 | 2626 | 4786 | 4489 | — | — | — | — | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 320 | 320 | 201 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 345 | 607 | 1036 | 414 | 201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 18 | 4 |
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