Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Bobs Beach today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 1AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Bobs Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 316 | 341 | 280 | 244 | 347 | 431 | 529 | 950 | 972 | 1765 | 1619 | 821 | 683 | 584 | 606 | 1121 | 1528 | 1127 | 2081 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | 7:29AM1.60m | 7:52PM1.47m | 8:25AM1.54m | 8:50PM1.43m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:15AM0.46m | 1:53PM0.53m | 2:10AM0.51m | 2:50PM0.56m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 10 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | E 7 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 316 | 341 | 280 | 244 | 216 | 185 | 122 | 635 | 693 | 1227 | 997 | 821 | 683 | 584 | 606 | 736 | 855 | 4 | 992 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 126 | 84 | 79 | 74 | 70 | 68 | 43 | 99 | 96 | 70 | 51 | 33 | 31 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | NE 10 | NE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | E 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 84 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 25 | 5 | 106 | 239 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | W 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 102 | 148 | 170 | 225 | 347 | 431 | 529 | 950 | 972 | 1765 | 1619 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1121 | 1528 | 1127 | 2081 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 266 | 267 | 52 | 195 | 52 | 51 | 4 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 47 | 47 | 0 |
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