Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Bobs Beach today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 2PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Bobs Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | WSW 10 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 317 | 345 | 281 | 270 | 202 | 198 | 164 | 128 | 94 | 69 | 68 | 46 | 51 | 87 | 105 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 138 | 718 | 3735 | 4977 | 4873 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:47AM1.53m | 10:12PM1.46m | 10:47AM1.55m | 11:08PM1.48m | 11:39AM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:21AM0.49m | 3:56PM0.55m | 4:16AM0.50m | 4:51PM0.54m | 5:07AM0.48m | 5:40PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -4 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 205 | 345 | 281 | 270 | 202 | 198 | 164 | 128 | 94 | 69 | 68 | 46 | 41 | 26 | 101 | 118 | 75 | 112 | 98 | 54 | 35 | 45 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | NE 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 317 | 165 | 156 | 113 | 76 | 51 | 46 | 44 | 67 | 44 | 6 | 17 | 51 | 87 | 105 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 138 | 208 | 36 | 35 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 4 | E 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 10 | E 9 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 12 | E 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 44 | 35 | 15 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 14 | 13 | 36 | 36 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | NNE 4 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | NW 2 | W 4 | WSW 10 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | — | 8 | 5 | 16 | 8 | 21 | 49 | 255 | 237 | — | 1 | 79 | 718 | 3735 | 4977 | 4873 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 511 | 507 | 558 | 507 | 507 |
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