Dunedin - Bobs Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.09° S 170.21° E

Dunedin - Bobs Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - Bobs Beach sea temperature is
10.8° C
1.9° 

Dunedin - Bobs Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Dunedin - Bobs Beach today (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 4AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (22 Aug)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Sun morning).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
2.2
WSW
8
2.5
SW
11
3
SW
13
3.5
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
164
125
94
69
68
46
51
87
105
86
86
86
135
634
1781
3213
3744
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
N
10
NE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
N
15
WNW
45
WNW
50
W
45
W
40
W
35
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:12PM1.46m
10:47AM1.55m
11:08PM1.48m
11:39AM1.59m
Low Tide
4:16AM0.50m
4:51PM0.54m
5:07AM0.48m
5:40PM0.51m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
8
8
8
12
14
11
9
8
9
8
9
6
7
5
5
Feels °C
7
6
5
5
5
10
12
8
6
5
5
4
-1
-4
-3
-3
-3
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