Dunedin - Bobs Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.09° S 170.21° E

Dunedin - Bobs Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - Bobs Beach sea temperature is
9.8° C
0.9° 

Dunedin - Bobs Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Dunedin - Bobs Beach today (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 1PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 14). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (14 Aug)2ft (0.6m)18s
Evening (14 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
242
169
138
118
246
847
902
974
827
1150
1503
2189
1968
1393
1674
1385
1588
1631
1696
1696
1652
1385
1377
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NE
5
E
0
W
5
W
5
WNW
10
NW
30
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
15
W
20
W
15
W
20
W
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:23AM1.96m
3:53PM2.02m
4:12AM1.93m
4:40PM1.94m
5:01AM1.86m
5:28PM1.84m
Low Tide
9:37AM-0.05m
10:06PM0.05m
10:27AM0.01m
10:55PM0.10m
11:18AM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:39
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
5:49
 mm
2
1
1
2
Temp °C
9
8
8
11
13
10
10
8
8
7
6
7
8
6
5
4
4
3
4
7
9
8
8
Feels °C
7
6
7
10
11
9
8
6
6
1
1
2
3
2
1
0
0
-2
-1
2
5
4
4
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