Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Bobs Beach today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 6PM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Bobs Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1038 | 1184 | 1718 | 2241 | 6443 | 6715 | 5553 | 2241 | 1718 | 1447 | 1208 | 1193 | 519 | 376 | 366 | 724 | 694 | 188 | 154 | 141 | 103 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:09AM1.70m | 9:38PM1.60m | 10:19AM1.75m | 10:45PM1.67m | 11:23AM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:34PM0.38m | 3:57AM0.29m | 4:37PM0.33m | 4:58AM0.21m | 5:35PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 6 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 1038 | 1184 | 1718 | 2241 | 3048 | 3352 | 2669 | 2241 | 1718 | 1447 | 1208 | 1193 | 519 | 188 | 188 | 724 | 694 | 188 | 154 | 141 | 103 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NE 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 197 | 376 | 366 | 4 | 2 | 175 | 102 | 99 | 67 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 6 | — | — | NE 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 9 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 6443 | 6715 | 5553 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 18 | 41 | 53 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 4 | 104 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 34 | 18 | 18 |
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