Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Bobs Beach today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 1PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Bobs Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1502 | 827 | 736 | 320 | 1150 | 1007 | 939 | 765 | 646 | 291 | 281 | 225 | 198 | 194 | 164 | 128 | 94 | 69 | 68 | 45 | 51 | 103 | 104 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 8:43AM1.54m | 9:09PM1.47m | 9:47AM1.53m | 10:12PM1.46m | 10:47AM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:24AM0.45m | 2:58PM0.52m | 3:21AM0.49m | 3:56PM0.55m | 4:16AM0.50m | 4:51PM0.54m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 773 | 827 | 736 | 320 | 1150 | 1007 | 939 | 765 | 646 | 291 | 281 | 225 | 198 | 194 | 164 | 128 | 94 | 69 | 68 | 45 | 14 | 27 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 16 | 15 | 15 | 184 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 163 | 156 | 113 | 76 | 49 | 4 | 7 | 67 | 44 | 34 | 17 | 27 | 26 | 104 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 16 | SE 13 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 9 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 13 | 198 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 46 | 44 | 8 | 2 | 33 | 35 | 51 | 103 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | SW 4 |
| kJ | 1502 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 49 | — | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
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