Dunedin - Bobs Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 NZST
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Dunedin - Bobs Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dunedin - Bobs Beach sea temperature is
10.1° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Dunedin - Bobs Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 11AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (16 Sep)3ft (0.9m)16s

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

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Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
3
2
0
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
SSW
0.6
SW
0.8
SSW
1.2
SSW
2.5
SW
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)1313131316161615141499999991314149999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1237118292587057554355748941035625218316915886799817538312171110134411491071
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
20
WSW
5
WNW
0
N
5
E
15
NE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
20
WSW
15
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glassoncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:20AM
1.77
10:46PM
1.67
11:22AM
1.80
11:44PM
1.72
12:15PM
1.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:55AM
0.27
4:35PM
0.33
4:56AM
0.24
5:32PM
0.29
5:51AM
0.20
6:23PM
0.25
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
Sunrise--6:41-------6:39-------6:37-----
Sunset-----6:27-------6:29-------6:30--
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------42------111--
Temp. °C1089141412111211111512141411108101187665
Feels °C (?)5371212999891381196544520-2-1-1
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Otago

  1. weather stationWind Update Cross-off wind 18 km from Dunedin - Bobs Beach has become light (light winds from the S at DunedinAeroAws). Waves should be turning clean at Dunedin - Bobs Beach. 2.1m 8s swell from the SSW with a 0.6m 13s groundswell, also from the SSW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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0.0
10.1
Air / Water (°C)
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