Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Bobs Beach today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 3PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.0m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 6.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Bobs Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 920 | 1058 | 1103 | 1216 | 4105 | 4663 | 1531 | 1487 | 1444 | 5580 | 1294 | 1224 | 3560 | 1042 | 2574 | 989 | 1001 | 986 | 958 | 929 | 905 | 939 | 850 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:25AM1.51m | 9:51PM1.41m | 10:23AM1.51m | 10:47PM1.43m | 11:15AM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:07AM0.54m | 3:46PM0.56m | 4:02AM0.52m | 4:38PM0.53m | 4:52AM0.48m | 5:24PM0.49m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 920 | 1058 | 1103 | 1216 | 1380 | 1605 | 1531 | 1487 | 1444 | 1474 | 1294 | 1224 | 1093 | — | 2574 | 989 | 1001 | 986 | 958 | 929 | 905 | 939 | 850 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | SW 13 | SW 14 | — | — | — | SW 13 | W 3 | — | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4105 | 4663 | — | — | — | 5580 | 8 | — | 3560 | 1042 | 998 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 13 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 0 |
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