Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Bobs Beach today (29 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 12AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 28). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Bobs Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, fresh winds from the W by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 7 | SSE 10 | SSW 13 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 361 | 249 | 208 | 233 | 102 | 219 | 95 | 287 | 354 | 407 | 429 | 824 | 1090 | 745 | 1834 | 3532 | 3919 | 3644 | 3796 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:05AM1.73m | 3:28PM1.79m | 3:43AM1.74m | 4:06PM1.77m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:59PM0.25m | 9:14AM0.17m | 9:38PM0.24m | 9:55AM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 539 | 428 | 305 | 258 | 176 | 124 | 95 | 287 | 354 | 407 | 429 | 824 | 1090 | 745 | 540 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SW 8 | SSW 13 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | NE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 361 | 249 | 208 | 167 | 57 | 219 | 75 | 62 | 50 | 52 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 337 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 22 | SSE 13 | SSW 11 | SW 7 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 9 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 55 | 69 | 79 | 102 | 68 | 45 | 30 | 110 | 106 | 102 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 3 | SW 6 | SW 7 | W 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | — | 8 | 56 | 233 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 21 | 10 | 31 | 1834 | 3532 | 3919 | 3644 | 3796 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 320 | 201 | 507 | 345 | 351 |
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