Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Bobs Beach today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 2PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Bobs Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 670 | 658 | 669 | 855 | 1704 | 1795 | 2460 | 2348 | 2878 | 1103 | 1164 | 1197 | 4167 | 4669 | 1465 | 1444 | 1444 | 1366 | 1366 | 1110 | 3357 | 2207 | 3409 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:25AM1.54m | 8:50PM1.43m | 9:25AM1.51m | 9:51PM1.41m | 10:23AM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:10AM0.51m | 2:50PM0.56m | 3:07AM0.54m | 3:46PM0.56m | 4:02AM0.52m | 4:38PM0.53m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 670 | 658 | 669 | 855 | 972 | 1025 | 947 | 931 | 947 | 1103 | 1164 | 1197 | 1465 | 1609 | 1465 | 1444 | 1444 | 1366 | 1366 | 1110 | 1093 | 936 | 936 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 29 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 3 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | W 3 | — | SW 12 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1704 | 1795 | 2460 | 2348 | 2878 | — | 2 | — | 4167 | 4669 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3357 | 2207 | 3409 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 47 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 47 | 0 |
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