Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Bobs Beach today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 7PM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 3.0m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Bobs Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1247 | 1630 | 2393 | 5792 | 3651 | 3294 | 2803 | 2326 | 1902 | 2416 | 2187 | 1913 | 938 | 746 | 786 | 800 | 441 | 659 | 1102 | 951 | 939 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:44AM1.68m | 7:09PM1.61m | 7:41AM1.60m | 8:06PM1.52m | 8:43AM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:03PM0.34m | 1:29AM0.37m | 2:00PM0.45m | 2:24AM0.45m | 2:58PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | E 10 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 37 | 37 | 32 | 3724 | 3651 | 3294 | 2803 | 2326 | 1902 | 1590 | 1355 | 1080 | 894 | 746 | 786 | 800 | 441 | 659 | 1102 | 951 | 939 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 16 | S 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 28 | 17 | 27 | 32 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 190 | 193 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SSW 13 | E 9 | SE 13 | SE 11 | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 26 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 108 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1247 | 1630 | 2393 | 5792 | — | — | — | — | — | 2416 | 2187 | 1913 | 938 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 201 | 266 | 319 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 13 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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