Dunedin - Bobs Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 21 Feb 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
14.7° C
(Which is 1.7°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 8AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (21 Feb)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (21 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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

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Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
2
1
0
2
2
3
2
3
4
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
0.8
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
2.5
SW
3
SW
2.5
SSW
2.2
SSW
1.6
SSW
2.4
SW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.8
NE
Period(s) (?)8881581615151515141413131313101313121212126
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4433463222481793443183182662522392292214279520841647460188322716916412593206
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
25
W
25
W
15
W
10
NW
10
NE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
WSW
15
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
35
W
30
WSW
25
SW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:11AM
1.78
6:32PM
1.77
6:59AM
1.73
7:25PM
1.74
7:53AM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:03AM
0.16
12:28PM
0.22
12:54AM
0.22
1:20PM
0.26
1:51AM
0.29
2:17PM
0.30
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise----7:01-------7:03-------7:03---
Sunset-------8:43-------8:40-------8:38
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------11--1-----------
Temp. °C1010111012151717131112111212141512108712172118
Feels °C (?)44569121212876444710875510131715
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