Dunedin - Bobs Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.09° S 170.21° E

Dunedin - Bobs Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - Bobs Beach sea temperature is
12.6°C
3.3° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 5PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (15 Oct)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (15 Oct)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.6
E
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.8
S
7
1.8
S
8
1.9
S
8
2.3
S
9
1.9
S
9
2
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
2.2
SSW
11
2.2
SSW
11
1.8
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
302
363
308
302
280
244
302
367
476
866
612
1113
997
836
683
606
533
1176
1183
992
1597
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:58PM1.53m
7:29AM1.60m
7:52PM1.47m
8:25AM1.54m
8:50PM1.43m
Low Tide
12:58PM0.47m
1:15AM0.46m
1:53PM0.53m
2:10AM0.51m
2:50PM0.56m
light rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:46
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6:43
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6:41
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8:05
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8:06
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8:07
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 mm
5
6
2
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1
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Temp °C
8
7
8
8
8
7
6
6
6
9
9
9
7
7
6
5
8
12
14
13
10
Feels °C
4
3
3
2
3
1
0
1
1
3
3
4
3
4
2
1
4
8
9
10
6
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