Dunedin - Bobs Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 46.09° S 170.21° E

Issued: 12 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - Bobs Beach sea temperature is

12.2°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Dunedin - Bobs Beach today (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 4PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 02). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	12s
Evening (02 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 2					Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 6	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	S 10	S 10	S 10
Wave Graph
kJ	65	61	59	64	57	56	56	85	137	342	522	604	613	497	490	482	372	367	294	285	220	96	68	67
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SE	E	NE	N	WNW	WNW	NNE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy
High Tide	9:45AM1.80m					10:13PM1.69m				10:50AM1.79m				11:17PM1.72m				11:48AM1.79m				00:14AM1.75m
Low Tide				4:07PM0.26m				4:30AM0.19m				5:05PM0.23m				5:28AM0.17m				5:59PM0.20m				6:22AM0.16m


	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—
	—	—	—	8:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:32	—	—	—	8:35
mm	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	1	3	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	15	12	11	10	10	10	12	13	12	11	10	10	9	9	10	13	16	13	12	12	12	12
Feels °C	12	12	13	11	10	9	9	8	10	11	10	8	7	6	6	5	6	10	13	12	10	11	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	SW 8	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	S 10	S 10	ENE 6
kJ	83	71	69	64	45	43	25	28	137	342	522	604	613	497	490	482	372	367	294	285	220	96	68	43
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 8	SSW 12	SW 8	SE 11	NE 8	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	E 11	S 10	—	—	E 11	—	SSW 13	SSW 12	S 10
kJ	65	61	59	57	57	56	28	85	28	5	11	5	5	5	5	2	2	—	—	2	—	90	59	67
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SW 7	SW 6	SW 6	SW 7	SSW 12	NE 7	NE 7	E 12	SE 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 14	E 14	E 14	SSW 12
kJ	22	22	17	14	20	25	56	17	12	3	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	4	60
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SW 6	—	—	—	—	—	NE 7	NE 2	NE 3	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6
kJ	—	—	—	64	—	—	—	—	—	11	1	8	29	54	59	94	138	171	171	100	71	67	57	64
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	4	4	2	4	3	3	3	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	47	0	40	4	0	0	0	18	18	18	72	72	18	72	72	72	72	34	18	18	4	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3			2					1	1	1	1	2
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
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