Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Bobs Beach today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 7AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 16ft (5.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Bobs Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 3°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  | |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ESE 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 223 | 204 | 164 | 184 | 139 | 285 | 2875 | 5905 | 7564 | 6847 | 5537 | 5353 | 2777 | 2101 | 1530 | 1020 | 804 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:38AM1.67m | 4:02PM1.75m | 4:15AM1.66m | 4:39PM1.73m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:35PM0.32m | 9:47AM0.24m | 10:14PM0.32m | 10:27AM0.25m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | NE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 217 | 167 | 164 | 117 | 98 | 285 | 69 | 61 | 57 | 36 | 58 | 4108 | 2777 | 2101 | 1530 | 1020 | 804 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | SSW 13 | ENE 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ENE 8 | E 11 | NE 8 | SE 15 | NE 9 | — | NE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 12 | E 10 |
| kJ | 29 | 204 | 31 | 126 | 126 | 84 | 83 | 33 | 76 | 12 | — | 3 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 23 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SE 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 11 | SE 15 | SE 15 | NE 8 | — | — | SW 22 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | S 20 | E 10 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 223 | 12 | 135 | 184 | 139 | 85 | 60 | 56 | 25 | — | — | 18 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNW 2 | W 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | NW 3 | W 3 | W 4 |
| kJ | 52 | 31 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 2875 | 5905 | 7564 | 6847 | 5537 | 5353 | 167 | 916 | 2 | 11 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 90 | 7 | 342 | 477 | 266 | 266 | 208 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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