Dunedin - Bobs Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
13.9° C
(Which is 2.7°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 7PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (22 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (22 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
2.3
SW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)88810101010101010107710101078121212161514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17114014014615315315913112112312511099929494768935044015651121970917
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
10
W
10
SSW
5
SW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
10
WNW
5
W
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:28AM
1.75
7:07PM
1.86
7:35AM
1.70
8:15PM
1.81
8:44AM
1.68
9:23PM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:51PM
0.18
1:35AM
0.28
1:57PM
0.21
2:40AM
0.29
3:02PM
0.22
3:41AM
0.28
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunrise7:24-------7:24-------7:26-------
Sunset--5:50-------5:49-------5:46-----
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C8911987766101210988101214161514131212
Feels °C (?)56866443379865479101312121199
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