Dunedin - Bobs Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.09° S 170.21° E

Dunedin - Bobs Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunedin - Bobs Beach sea temperature is
10.8°C
1.8° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 2PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)7ft (2.1m)17s
Afternoon (11 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (11 Sep)16ft (5.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri night, light winds from the NW by Sun night).

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
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5
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4
4
4
4
8
4
8
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
17
2.3
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
16
5
SW
16
3.5
SSW
16
6
SW
15
5.5
SW
16
5.5
SSW
16
5.5
SW
16
5.5
SW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
4
SW
16
2.5
SSW
13
4
SW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2437
2620
4571
5300
10689
6030
15445
14871
14207
15631
15360
4580
4103
3685
4606
8265
2304
6845
2613
2410
1002
Wind (km/h)
30
W
35
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
W
35
W
35
WSW
35
W
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
30
WNW
35
W
35
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
2:42PM1.97m
3:01AM1.93m
3:26PM1.93m
3:46AM1.89m
4:10PM1.85m
Low Tide
8:26AM-0.01m
8:51PM0.06m
9:12AM0.02m
9:36PM0.09m
9:59AM0.10m
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
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clear
clear
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:21
6:22
6:23
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
11
11
8
8
7
5
5
5
6
7
10
11
9
9
9
9
9
11
13
11
10
Feels °C
5
4
1
0
-2
-3
-3
-3
-1
1
4
4
1
2
2
2
3
5
8
7
7
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