Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Bobs Beach today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 6PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 16s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Bobs Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6464 | 1752 | 1578 | 1517 | 1801 | 4626 | 4980 | 5278 | 4330 | 3796 | 3834 | 2676 | 2578 | 2513 | 2083 | 1948 | 2098 | 1921 | 1868 | 1928 | 2006 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:08PM2.00m | 5:29AM1.88m | 6:00PM1.90m | 6:23AM1.80m | 6:53PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:54AM-0.03m | 11:26PM0.09m | 11:48AM0.05m | 00:20AM0.15m | 12:43PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 2010 | 1752 | 1578 | 1517 | 1801 | 4626 | 4980 | 5278 | 4330 | 3796 | 3834 | 2676 | 2578 | 2513 | 2083 | 1948 | 2098 | 1921 | 1868 | 1928 | 2006 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 397 | 545 | 635 | 620 | 657 | 632 | 616 | 600 | 576 | 553 | 538 | 515 | 431 | 424 | 379 | 313 | 304 | 299 | 245 | 212 | 167 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 24 | — | S 23 | S 23 | — | S 22 | S 21 | — | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1111 | — | 862 | 675 | — | 329 | 224 | — | 490 | 408 | 396 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6464 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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