Surf Forecasts:
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 12AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 47 | 49 | 70 | 67 | 67 | 140 | 188 | 208 | 240 | 505 | 619 | 714 | 696 | 671 | 654 | 917 | 1021 | 886 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:44PM1.51m | 11:17AM1.58m | 11:37PM1.52m | 12:07PM1.61m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:47AM0.44m | 5:19PM0.50m | 5:36AM0.44m | 6:08PM0.49m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
Feels °C | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | ENE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 19 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 11 | 18 | 140 | 188 | 36 | 240 | 505 | 619 | 714 | 696 | 671 | 173 | 917 | 1021 | 886 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 10 | SSW 16 | S 6 | SE 14 | SE 17 |
| kJ | 10 | 47 | 49 | 70 | 67 | 67 | 19 | 18 | 208 | 154 | 50 | 46 | 42 | 24 | 26 | 654 | 83 | 71 | 177 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | SE 13 | SSW 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SE 17 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 41 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 26 | 118 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 44 | 73 | 77 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | W 2 | — |
| kJ | 25 | 30 | — | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 105 | 43 | 209 | 244 | 217 | 320 | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 266 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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