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Dunedin - Bobs Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
15.5° C
 (Which is 3.1°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 6PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (13 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (13 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)99999991010101514131313131313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)274199189189146908086889477307361433447475482402396390367361289280
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
15
E
10
E
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassononcrossoncrosscross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononononcross-
on		onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:04PM
1.49
12:36AM
1.56
12:54PM
1.51
1:23AM
1.60
1:40PM
1.54
2:06AM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:05PM
0.46
6:36AM
0.51
6:52PM
0.45
7:24AM
0.49
7:37PM
0.41
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise-------6:05-------6:05-------6:07
Sunset---9:30-------9:29-------9:28----
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-------------11111----12
Temp. °C151716161413121213141514121211111112131313131212
Feels °C (?)13131414131211111212131211119989999999
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