Dunedin - Bobs Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.09° S 170.21° E

Dunedin - Bobs Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - Bobs Beach sea temperature is
10.8° C
1.9° 

Dunedin - Bobs Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Dunedin - Bobs Beach today (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 11AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (22 Aug)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat morning, strong winds from the W by Sun morning).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.3
SSW
16
1.1
NE
6
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
2.2
WSW
8
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
94
69
68
46
51
87
105
86
86
86
135
666
2859
3598
4124
3406
2752
2350
822
756
1924
1728
1602
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NE
15
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
20
WNW
55
W
50
W
45
W
40
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:47AM1.55m
11:08PM1.48m
11:39AM1.59m
11:56PM1.52m
12:23PM1.64m
Low Tide
4:16AM0.50m
4:51PM0.54m
5:07AM0.48m
5:40PM0.51m
5:53AM0.43m
6:24PM0.45m
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
5:59
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
8
12
14
11
9
8
10
9
7
6
6
5
5
6
7
10
11
13
15
12
10
Feels °C
5
5
5
10
12
8
6
5
6
5
-4
-4
-4
-3
-3
-1
0
3
5
7
10
8
6
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