Dunedin - Bobs Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.09° S 170.21° E

Dunedin - Bobs Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - Bobs Beach sea temperature is
10.7°C
1.8° 

Dunedin - Bobs Beach 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 - Bobs Beach today (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 9AM is: 5.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 3.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 9.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)16ft (5.0m)13s
Afternoon (01 Sep)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (01 Sep)15ft (4.5m)12s

Table - waves today at Dunedin - Bobs Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
9
8
4
4
8
4
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
5
SSW
13
5
SSW
13
3
S
13
3
SSW
13
4.5
SW
12
2.5
S
13
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
12
2.2
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.2
S
11
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4785
4718
7913
8860
3090
2771
6204
2154
2548
2201
1777
1424
1031
786
651
475
326
307
312
316
325
518
481
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
30
W
25
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
WNW
25
W
15
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
5:07AM1.73m
5:31PM1.69m
5:57AM1.71m
6:22PM1.64m
6:53AM1.68m
7:20PM1.59m
Low Tide
11:27AM0.27m
11:51PM0.31m
12:22PM0.33m
00:46AM0.34m
1:23PM0.38m
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:09
6:10
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
4
4
3
7
10
9
10
11
11
6
10
14
14
14
13
12
11
10
11
14
16
14
11
Feels °C
-4
-3
-3
0
3
3
4
5
5
2
6
11
12
9
10
11
10
9
9
11
14
12
9
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