Dunedin - Bobs Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 09 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
14.1° C
(Which is 2.6°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 1PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 09). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (09 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (09 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


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Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.1
NE
1
NE
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)1010101413141414141413131313136612121212121413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)75566659610467163118116113105102999998113757138371414141918
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
0
E
5
W
10
W
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
E
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassoffoffoffoffoffoffoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:04AM
1.40
8:39PM
1.49
9:04AM
1.39
9:37PM
1.50
10:00AM
1.42
10:29PM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:05AM
0.58
2:22PM
0.56
3:01AM
0.58
3:16PM
0.54
3:53AM
0.55
4:06PM
0.49
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
Sunrise--7:07-------7:07-------7:09-----
Sunset-----6:13-------6:10-------6:09--
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-1----------------------
Temp. °C131113191716131111111113141311101010111719151313
Feels °C (?)11912181614118889111110877781416131110
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