Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Bobs Beach today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 4PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Bobs Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue night, min 3°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the NW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 894 | 3128 | 5413 | 8929 | 8400 | 3773 | 3761 | 4215 | 4623 | 4919 | 5307 | 4974 | 5165 | 6752 | 3930 | 3864 | 6560 | 6241 | 7919 | 2653 | 2356 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:06PM1.77m | 4:23AM1.74m | 4:47PM1.73m | 5:07AM1.73m | 5:31PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:55AM0.18m | 10:18PM0.25m | 10:39AM0.22m | 11:02PM0.27m | 11:27AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — |
mm | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 2 | -1 | -1 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 23 | SSW 12 | — | SSW 22 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 13 |
| kJ | 894 | 17 | 10 | 4767 | 4275 | 3773 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 3727 | — | 45 | 3415 | 3471 | 3228 | 2653 | 2356 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | 620 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 694 | 835 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 |
| kJ | 18 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 111 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 4 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 18 | 3128 | 5413 | 8929 | 8400 | 4 | 3761 | 4215 | 4623 | 4919 | 5307 | 4974 | 5165 | 6752 | 3930 | 3864 | 6560 | 6241 | 7919 | 21 | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 320 | 507 | 349 | 208 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 345 | 434 | 894 | 208 | 208 | 346 | 201 | 201 | 112 | 104 | 13 | 7 |
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