Dunedin - Bobs Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.09° S 170.21° E

Dunedin - Bobs Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - Bobs Beach sea temperature is
10.8°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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 11AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (08 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
4
2
2
3
9
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
8
0.4
SW
13
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SSW
19
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
19
1.5
SSW
19
1.7
SSW
18
1.9
SSW
19
3.5
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
66
46
46
48
46
37
37
36
74
74
68
104
154
222
265
390
326
610
657
1515
1960
2442
7274
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
NE
10
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
N
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NNE
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
12:18PM1.91m
00:38AM1.84m
1:09PM1.96m
1:28AM1.90m
1:57PM1.99m
Low Tide
5:55AM0.12m
6:28PM0.17m
6:47AM0.04m
7:18PM0.10m
7:37AM-0.01m
8:05PM0.06m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:17
6:19
6:20
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
5
5
6
9
9
8
6
5
5
4
7
12
13
11
9
6
6
5
6
8
8
6
4
Feels °C
2
2
4
6
6
5
3
2
2
1
4
9
10
8
5
1
1
0
0
2
2
0
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