Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Bobs Beach today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 10AM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Bobs Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1204 | 1301 | 1772 | 1776 | 1776 | 1728 | 1496 | 1393 | 1208 | 1144 | 1267 | 1398 | 1400 | 2746 | 3199 | 2898 | 2346 | 2217 | 1642 | 1298 | 996 | 750 | 628 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:38AM1.57m | 1:03PM1.69m | 1:16AM1.62m | 1:40PM1.74m | 1:52AM1.67m | 2:16PM1.77m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:36AM0.36m | 7:05PM0.39m | 7:16AM0.30m | 7:43PM0.33m | 7:56AM0.24m | 8:21PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
1204 | 1301 | 1772 | 1776 | 1776 | 1728 | 1496 | 1393 | 1208 | 1144 | 1267 | 1398 | 1400 | 2746 | 3199 | 2898 | 2346 | 2217 | 1642 | 1298 | 996 | 750 | 628 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | S 17 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | — | SSE 11 | — |
40 | 40 | 31 | 18 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 17 | 31 | 20 | 38 | 17 | 293 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 5 | — | 245 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 14 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | ESE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 40 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 8 |
5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 127 | 316 | 684 | 866 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 201 | 34 | 266 | 266 | 215 | 321 | 192 | 192 | 95 |
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