Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Bobs Beach today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 12AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Bobs Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1776 | 1752 | 1496 | 1393 | 1190 | 1144 | 1267 | 1267 | 1210 | 2523 | 2736 | 1152 | 2313 | 2155 | 1642 | 1318 | 1127 | 846 | 638 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:16AM1.62m | 1:40PM1.74m | 1:52AM1.67m | 2:16PM1.77m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:05PM0.39m | 7:16AM0.30m | 7:43PM0.33m | 7:56AM0.24m | 8:21PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
1776 | 1752 | 1496 | 1393 | 1190 | 1144 | 1267 | 1267 | 1210 | 2523 | 2736 | 1152 | 2313 | 2155 | 1642 | 1318 | 1127 | 846 | 638 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | S 17 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 16 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | — | — | S 11 |
36 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 39 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 448 | 17 | 16 | 1004 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | — | — | 233 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | — | — | — | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | ESE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 17 | 34 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 147 | 372 | 733 | 1008 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 201 | 215 | 266 | 215 | 266 | 321 | 497 | 511 | 72 |
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