Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Bobs Beach today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 3PM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Bobs Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 10 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | NE 6 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 736 | 385 | 1117 | 1007 | 939 | 765 | 646 | 291 | 281 | 225 | 198 | 198 | 164 | 128 | 94 | 69 | 68 | 45 | 51 | 103 | 105 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | off |
High Tide | 8:43AM1.54m | 9:09PM1.47m | 9:47AM1.53m | 10:12PM1.46m | 10:47AM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:58PM0.52m | 3:21AM0.49m | 3:56PM0.55m | 4:16AM0.50m | 4:51PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 10 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 736 | 385 | 1117 | 1007 | 939 | 765 | 646 | 291 | 281 | 225 | 198 | 198 | 164 | 128 | 94 | 69 | 68 | 45 | 41 | 38 | 54 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSW 13 | NE 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | S 9 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 15 | 184 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 165 | 156 | 113 | 76 | 51 | 6 | 5 | 67 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 51 | 26 | 105 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | S 16 | SE 13 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 10 | ESE 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | E 10 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | S 9 |
| kJ | 13 | 198 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 46 | 45 | 8 | 44 | 32 | 35 | 15 | 103 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 14 | — | 9 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 97 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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