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Dunedin - Bobs Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 NZDT
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Dunedin - Bobs Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dunedin - Bobs Beach sea temperature is
15.3° C
 (Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dunedin - Bobs Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 3AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (14 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (14 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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

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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
0.8
SSE
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)9910101010101313131313131313131313131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1469064868894121342361426440451482468468390367298294285220213210206
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
5
N
5
WNW
5
W
5
SW
5
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncrosscross-
off		offcross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:36AM
1.56
12:54PM
1.51
1:23AM
1.60
1:40PM
1.54
2:06AM
1.66
2:21PM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:36AM
0.51
6:52PM
0.45
7:24AM
0.49
7:37PM
0.41
8:08AM
0.45
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise---6:05-------6:05-------6:07----
Sunset-------9:29-------9:28-------9:28
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------11111----11211--
Temp. °C131312121415141312111111111212131212111111111112
Feels °C (?)1112101012131312109988889898899910
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