Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Bobs Beach today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 6PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Bobs Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 19 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 46 | 48 | 46 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 74 | 74 | 68 | 104 | 116 | 222 | 265 | 421 | 721 | 1705 | 657 | 1515 | 1897 | 3793 | 3875 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 12:18PM1.91m | 00:38AM1.84m | 1:09PM1.96m | 1:28AM1.90m | 1:57PM1.99m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:28PM0.17m | 6:47AM0.04m | 7:18PM0.10m | 7:37AM-0.01m | 8:05PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 |
Feels °C | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | ENE 8 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 46 | 48 | 46 | 30 | 28 | 18 | 54 | 65 | 68 | 71 | 116 | 222 | 265 | 421 | 721 | 796 | 389 | 1515 | 1897 | 37 | 3875 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | NE 5 | SSW 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 19 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 19 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 37 | 36 | 18 | 10 | 66 | 104 | 104 | 101 | 24 | 196 | 70 | 88 | 657 | 55 | 39 | 51 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 16 | ENE 9 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | ENE 9 | E 16 | NE 16 | — | — |
| kJ | 31 | 30 | 15 | 37 | 6 | 5 | 74 | 74 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 198 | 47 | 153 | 304 | 84 | 5 | 10 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | SW 4 | — | SW 14 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 18 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 18 | — | 26 | — | 1705 | 109 | 153 | 178 | 3793 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 47 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 0 |
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