
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Bobs Beach today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 12PM is: 1.9m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.2m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 18s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Bobs Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri morning, min 3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
765 | 678 | 886 | 2395 | 5374 | 3208 | 2821 | 2758 | 2462 | 2214 | 2225 | 1077 | 7096 | 9205 | 9798 | 6030 | 14481 | 15490 | 14950 | 12517 | 14421 | 14903 | 4340 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:28AM1.90m | 1:57PM1.99m | 2:15AM1.93m | 2:42PM1.97m | 3:01AM1.93m | 3:26PM1.93m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:37AM-0.01m | 8:05PM0.06m | 8:26AM-0.01m | 8:51PM0.06m | 9:12AM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
765 | 678 | 886 | 2395 | 2948 | 3208 | 2821 | 2758 | 2462 | 2214 | 2225 | 1016 | 4190 | 4819 | 4948 | 21 | 7655 | 7802 | 7624 | 6756 | 5968 | 5393 | 4340 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 |
62 | 304 | 657 | 54 | 53 | 37 | 36 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 1077 | 6 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 16 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 16 | E 15 | ENE 8 | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
151 | 61 | 58 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 3 | — | SW 14 | SW 18 | — | W 3 | W 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 4 |
— | 5 | — | 1875 | 5374 | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 36 | 72 | 7096 | 9205 | 9798 | 6030 | 14481 | 15490 | 14950 | 12517 | 14421 | 14903 | 21 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 104 | 204 | 351 | 201 | 104 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 345 | 90 | 17 | 201 |
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