Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Bobs Beach today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 6PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Bobs Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 690 | 777 | 822 | 943 | 1099 | 4435 | 1155 | 1262 | 3518 | 1413 | 3772 | 4395 | 4586 | 2111 | 4782 | 2289 | 2629 | 3496 | 3461 | 2875 | 3508 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:02PM1.82m | 5:33AM1.94m | 5:56PM1.78m | 6:30AM1.91m | 6:55PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:58AM0.16m | 11:16PM0.13m | 11:55AM0.20m | 00:14AM0.16m | 12:56PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Feels °C | 6 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 690 | 777 | 822 | 943 | 1099 | 1176 | 1155 | 1262 | 1662 | 1413 | 1922 | 2222 | 2285 | 2111 | 2474 | 2289 | 2629 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 22 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ENE 9 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | SW 14 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 14 | WSW 4 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 4 | SW 14 | W 4 | WNW 4 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 4435 | 13 | 21 | 3518 | 31 | 3772 | 4395 | 4586 | 27 | 4782 | 18 | 5 | 3496 | 3461 | 2875 | 3508 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 112 | 320 | 320 | 201 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 407 | 349 | 351 | 345 |
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