
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Bobs Beach today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 8PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Bobs Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 8 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
972 | 919 | 919 | 912 | 966 | 886 | 544 | 618 | 659 | 669 | 2660 | 2369 | 476 | 408 | 307 | 241 | 154 | 193 | 101 | 110 | 81 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:15AM1.53m | 11:35PM1.47m | 12:00PM1.57m | 00:18AM1.53m | 12:41PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:24PM0.49m | 5:38AM0.42m | 6:07PM0.42m | 6:21AM0.35m | 6:47PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||
6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
972 | 919 | 919 | 912 | 966 | 886 | 544 | 618 | 659 | 669 | 679 | 711 | 476 | 408 | 307 | 241 | 154 | 193 | 101 | 86 | 60 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 10 | NNE 4 | S 9 | S 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | SSW 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | S 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 11 | E 11 | S 18 | NE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | W 2 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 7 |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2660 | 2369 | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 90 | 110 | 81 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
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