Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Bobs Beach today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 1AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Bobs Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1117 | 1007 | 939 | 792 | 317 | 345 | 281 | 225 | 208 | 198 | 161 | 123 | 94 | 69 | 68 | 46 | 51 | 87 | 104 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:09PM1.47m | 9:47AM1.53m | 10:12PM1.46m | 10:47AM1.55m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:58PM0.52m | 3:21AM0.49m | 3:56PM0.55m | 4:16AM0.50m | 4:51PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 1117 | 1007 | 939 | 792 | 205 | 345 | 281 | 225 | 208 | 198 | 161 | 123 | 94 | 69 | 68 | 46 | 41 | 26 | 67 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | NE 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 317 | 165 | 156 | 113 | 76 | 51 | 46 | 68 | 67 | 44 | 3 | 17 | 51 | 87 | 104 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 11 | NE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | SW 12 | E 16 | S 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 35 | 6 | 5 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | NNW 2 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 10 | 20 | 47 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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