Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Bobs Beach today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 3AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Bobs Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ESE 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 549 | 447 | 439 | 367 | 361 | 298 | 293 | 233 | 223 | 204 | 164 | 181 | 201 | 373 | 1007 | 5114 | 5196 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:01AM1.66m | 3:26PM1.77m | 3:38AM1.67m | 4:02PM1.75m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:56PM0.35m | 9:07AM0.26m | 9:35PM0.32m | 9:47AM0.24m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -2 | -4 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 549 | 447 | 439 | 367 | 361 | 298 | 293 | 224 | 217 | 167 | 164 | 140 | 98 | 84 | 69 | 59 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 415 | 342 | 253 | 195 | 195 | 297 | 293 | 233 | 34 | 204 | 137 | 158 | 126 | 85 | 85 | 34 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | NE 6 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | NE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 53 | 146 | 129 | 10 | 37 | 31 | 223 | 25 | 26 | 181 | 201 | 38 | 83 | 35 | 78 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 7 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | N 4 | NE 6 | — | WSW 2 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 15 | 14 | 23 | 36 | 65 | 10 | 31 | — | 1 | 373 | 1007 | 5114 | 5196 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 342 | 477 | 267 |
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