Dunedin - Bobs Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.09° S 170.21° E

Dunedin - Bobs Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - Bobs Beach sea temperature is
10.7°C
1.6° 

Dunedin - Bobs Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Dunedin - Bobs Beach today (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 8AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Afternoon (17 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (17 Sep)4ft (1.2m)16s

Table - waves today at Dunedin - Bobs Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 4°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, strong winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
413
400
522
818
590
679
662
1154
1382
1346
1310
1693
2182
2111
1877
1822
1659
1439
1158
1174
530
1074
1337
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
15
WSW
5
NW
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
30
WNW
35
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
7:04AM1.58m
7:28PM1.48m
8:04AM1.53m
8:31PM1.43m
9:09AM1.51m
Low Tide
00:50AM0.43m
1:26PM0.51m
1:47AM0.50m
2:25PM0.56m
2:45AM0.54m
3:24PM0.57m
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light rain
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6:39
6:37
6:35
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6:29
6:30
6:30
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
4
4
4
8
11
9
7
4
5
7
10
11
11
9
8
7
6
8
10
15
15
12
6
Feels °C
0
0
0
3
6
4
3
0
1
3
5
5
6
5
6
4
3
5
7
12
12
6
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