Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Bobs Beach today (21 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 10PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Bobs Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WSW 6 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 202 | 198 | 164 | 125 | 94 | 69 | 68 | 45 | 51 | 87 | 105 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 135 | 355 | 1245 | 2650 | 3069 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:12PM1.46m | 10:47AM1.55m | 11:08PM1.48m | 11:39AM1.59m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:16AM0.50m | 4:51PM0.54m | 5:07AM0.48m | 5:40PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 15 | ENE 9 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 202 | 198 | 164 | 125 | 94 | 69 | 68 | 45 | 41 | 26 | 88 | 118 | 88 | 71 | 158 | 126 | 397 | 55 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 14 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | NE 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NE 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 76 | 51 | 5 | 7 | 67 | 44 | 6 | 17 | 51 | 87 | 105 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 135 | 186 | 81 | 36 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | E 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 10 | E 9 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 12 | E 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 8 | 45 | 44 | 7 | 2 | 43 | 35 | 15 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 14 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNW 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NW 2 | WNW 4 | WSW 6 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 42 | 219 | 263 | 173 | 1 | 17 | 355 | 1245 | 2650 | 3069 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 507 | 894 | 507 | 345 |
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