Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Bobs Beach today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 7PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Bobs Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 97 | 284 | 463 | 451 | 344 | 246 | 246 | 433 | 399 | 362 | 1474 | 326 | 301 | 297 | 289 | 269 | 156 | 139 | 137 | 135 | 154 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:42PM1.76m | 5:05AM1.80m | 5:25PM1.69m | 5:50AM1.73m | 6:10PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:33AM0.21m | 10:50PM0.23m | 11:19AM0.29m | 11:35PM0.30m | 12:07PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 14 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 12 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ENE 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 88 | 284 | 463 | 451 | 344 | 246 | 50 | 433 | 399 | 362 | 353 | 326 | 301 | 297 | 289 | 269 | 156 | 139 | 137 | 135 | 131 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 5 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SW 5 | — | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 97 | 3 | — | 44 | 89 | 66 | 142 | 50 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 7 | — | 36 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | — | — | — | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | E 13 |
| kJ | 34 | — | — | — | 38 | 117 | 246 | 276 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NNW 3 | SW 16 | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 150 | 104 | 101 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1474 | 40 | 26 | — | 64 | 89 | 84 | 48 | 83 | 121 | 154 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 34 | 34 | 30 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 34 | 34 | 51 | 192 | 51 | 51 | 51 |
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