Dunedin - Bobs Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.09° S 170.21° E

Dunedin - Bobs Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - Bobs Beach sea temperature is
12.6°C
3.1° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 1AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (19 Oct)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (19 Oct)8ft (2.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
8
4
4
7
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
2
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
13
4
SW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
14
1.4
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3645
4663
5732
1509
1444
5468
1313
1243
2494
2135
1783
867
1001
1001
972
919
919
912
822
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
W
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
NNE
5
WNW
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
9:51PM1.41m
10:23AM1.51m
10:47PM1.43m
11:15AM1.53m
Low Tide
4:02AM0.52m
4:38PM0.53m
4:52AM0.48m
5:24PM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
18
16
12
10
10
10
14
17
15
13
12
10
10
10
13
15
16
13
11
Feels °C
15
15
10
7
6
6
8
12
11
9
9
8
9
9
12
13
14
11
10
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