Dunedin - Bobs Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 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
10.2° C
(Which is 1.2°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 2PM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (18 Sep)7ft (2.1m)16s
Evening (18 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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

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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
2
4
3
4
3
1
0
2
4
3
3
2
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.9
SSW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
2
SSW
2.1
SSW
3
SSW
2.1
S
2.1
S
2.3
S
2.4
S
2.3
S
2.1
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1
S
0.8
S
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)1414168889910101111121211111313101015151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)123316200255849958912887668151079141713481225986826618640473206130126123133133
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
30
W
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
N
20
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:15PM
1.83
12:34AM
1.76
1:01PM
1.85
1:19AM
1.79
1:43PM
1.85
2:00AM
1.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:23PM
0.25
6:40AM
0.16
7:08PM
0.21
7:25AM
0.14
7:50PM
0.20
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Sunrise6:37-------6:35-------6:33-------
Sunset---6:30-------6:30-------6:32----
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C10119644436910965447121412911109
Feels °C (?)442-1-3-1-1-226532100381195655
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Otago

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still offshore at Dunedin - Bobs Beach (strong winds from the WSW at DunedinAeroAws 18 km from Dunedin - Bobs Beach). 2.7m 7s swell from the WSW with a 0.6m 14s groundswell from the SSW. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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18 km away, 1 h 5 min ago

41 km/h
WSW
0.0
10.2
Air / Water (°C)
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