Dunedin - Bobs Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.09° S 170.21° E

Dunedin - Bobs Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - Bobs Beach sea temperature is
10.4° C
1.3° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 1PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (24 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (24 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Fri morning, min 1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
2
2
1
3
3
2
1
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
68
140
242
201
240
499
1388
761
742
724
1055
1001
911
773
660
557
577
522
536
491
484
440
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
W
5
NW
0
E
5
SSW
10
ENE
5
NNW
25
W
20
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:17AM1.58m
11:37PM1.52m
12:07PM1.61m
00:24AM1.54m
12:52PM1.66m
Low Tide
4:47AM0.44m
5:19PM0.50m
5:36AM0.44m
6:08PM0.49m
6:22AM0.42m
6:53PM0.46m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:07
8:07
8:06
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:24
 mm
1
6
1
3
4
3
1
Temp °C
8
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
4
4
3
4
5
3
2
1
2
2
3
6
8
5
4
Feels °C
5
4
5
8
8
6
5
-1
-1
-2
-2
-1
1
-1
-2
-3
-3
-4
-2
1
4
2
0
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