Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Bobs Beach today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 8PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Bobs Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | SSW 14 | ESE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ESE 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 713 | 703 | 594 | 567 | 549 | 447 | 439 | 367 | 347 | 298 | 293 | 233 | 223 | 204 | 164 | 181 | 184 | 373 | 1096 | 5507 | 5203 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:49PM1.76m | 3:01AM1.66m | 3:26PM1.77m | 3:38AM1.67m | 4:02PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:27AM0.29m | 8:56PM0.35m | 9:07AM0.26m | 9:35PM0.32m | 9:47AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Feels °C | 5 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -3 | -4 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 11 | E 10 |
| kJ | 713 | 703 | 594 | 567 | 549 | 447 | 439 | 367 | 347 | 298 | 293 | 224 | 217 | 167 | 164 | 95 | 79 | 64 | 59 | 86 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 557 | 549 | 459 | 439 | 415 | 342 | 253 | 195 | 195 | 297 | 233 | 233 | 223 | 204 | 137 | 161 | 126 | 85 | 85 | 34 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 53 | 146 | 129 | 8 | 37 | 31 | 29 | 22 | 15 | 181 | 184 | 38 | 83 | 54 | 86 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | WNW 2 | NE 6 | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 23 | 7 | 23 | 33 | 56 | 1 | 31 | — | — | 373 | 1096 | 5507 | 5203 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 345 | 477 | 266 |
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