Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Bobs Beach today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 12AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Bobs Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1623 | 1385 | 1191 | 1158 | 980 | 850 | 837 | 817 | 632 | 303 | 242 | 302 | 306 | 738 | 1157 | 1620 | 2196 | 6253 | 6834 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:51AM1.78m | 6:17PM1.72m | 6:44AM1.68m | 7:09PM1.61m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:45PM0.18m | 12:09PM0.22m | 00:36AM0.27m | 1:03PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | E 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | E 10 | S 14 | S 15 |
| kJ | 1623 | 1385 | 1191 | 1158 | 980 | 850 | 837 | 817 | 632 | 303 | 242 | 170 | 303 | 50 | 37 | 36 | 32 | 4028 | 4166 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 14 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 45 | 47 | 50 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 48 | 43 | 42 | 44 | 47 | 48 | 29 | 28 | 17 | 27 | 32 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 16 | ESE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | — | — | — | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 37 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | — | — | — | 17 | 26 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | — | — | W 3 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 7 | 131 | 180 | 302 | 306 | 738 | 1157 | 1620 | 2196 | 6253 | 6834 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 266 | 461 | 50 | 0 |
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