Dunedin - Bobs Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 09 Mar 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
15.9° C
(Which is 3.3°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 8PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 09). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Mar)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (09 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (09 Mar)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


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Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
1.4
NE
1.6
NE
1.4
NE
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)151414141413131212121211111111111010566121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)37139037331672559947735935628222520615515411611010274119154142585737
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
5
S
0
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
N
10
NE
15
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
5
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:46AM
1.52
8:17PM
1.54
8:41AM
1.45
9:17PM
1.49
9:45AM
1.40
10:23PM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:05PM
0.47
2:40AM
0.54
3:01PM
0.54
3:39AM
0.59
3:59PM
0.57
4:38AM
0.60
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Sunrise--------7:26-------7:26-------
Sunset---8:14-------8:12-------8:09----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C101211111097791314131110991217191613131313
Feels °C (?)67667744589887771014141211111211
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