Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Bobs Beach today (18 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 9PM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Bobs Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3834 | 2619 | 2578 | 2576 | 2276 | 1948 | 1948 | 1921 | 2041 | 2202 | 2343 | 1949 | 5163 | 4946 | 4203 | 2827 | 2249 | 1841 | 1422 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:00PM1.90m | 6:23AM1.80m | 6:53PM1.79m | 7:20AM1.71m | 7:48PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:20AM0.15m | 12:43PM0.15m | 1:13AM0.22m | 1:38PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 3834 | 2619 | 2578 | 2576 | 2276 | 1948 | 1948 | 1921 | 2041 | 2202 | 2343 | 1949 | 5163 | 4946 | 4203 | 2827 | 2249 | 1841 | 1422 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | S 18 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 538 | 515 | 431 | 424 | 379 | 313 | 304 | 299 | 215 | 215 | 167 | 973 | 131 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 96 | 56 | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 22 | S 21 | — | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 329 | 224 | — | 490 | 408 | 396 | — | — | — | — | 159 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 5 | — | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | 5 | 45 | — | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
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