Dunedin - Bobs Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.09° S 170.21° E

Dunedin - Bobs Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - Bobs Beach sea temperature is
10.7°C
1.6° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 2AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Afternoon (17 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (17 Sep)4ft (1.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
597
453
413
400
485
808
590
671
662
1093
1258
1346
1328
1568
1559
1776
1714
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
NNW
10
NW
20
WNW
25
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
NW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
High Tide
6:32PM1.56m
7:04AM1.58m
7:28PM1.48m
8:04AM1.53m
8:31PM1.43m
Low Tide
00:50AM0.43m
1:26PM0.51m
1:47AM0.50m
2:25PM0.56m
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:29
6:30
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
6
5
5
4
5
8
10
9
6
4
4
6
8
11
9
9
9
Feels °C
3
2
1
0
1
4
5
5
2
0
0
2
3
6
5
6
8
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