Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Bobs Beach today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 8PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Bobs Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 97 | 284 | 463 | 451 | 344 | 246 | 246 | 433 | 399 | 362 | 1474 | 326 | 301 | 297 | 289 | 269 | 156 | 139 | 137 | 135 | 154 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:42PM1.76m | 5:05AM1.80m | 5:25PM1.69m | 5:50AM1.73m | 6:10PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:33AM0.21m | 10:50PM0.23m | 11:19AM0.29m | 11:35PM0.30m | 12:07PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 14 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 12 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ENE 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 88 | 284 | 463 | 451 | 344 | 246 | 50 | 433 | 399 | 362 | 353 | 326 | 301 | 297 | 289 | 269 | 156 | 139 | 137 | 135 | 131 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 5 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SW 5 | — | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 97 | 3 | — | 44 | 89 | 66 | 142 | 50 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 7 | — | 36 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | — | — | — | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | E 13 |
| kJ | 34 | — | — | — | 38 | 117 | 246 | 276 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NNW 3 | SW 16 | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 150 | 104 | 101 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1474 | 40 | 26 | — | 64 | 89 | 84 | 48 | 83 | 121 | 154 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 34 | 34 | 30 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 34 | 34 | 51 | 192 | 51 | 51 | 51 |
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