Dunedin - Bobs Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.09° S 170.21° E

Dunedin - Bobs Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunedin - Bobs Beach sea temperature is
10.8°C
1.8° 

Dunedin - Bobs Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Dunedin - Bobs Beach today (11 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 9PM is: 4.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 3.5m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)--
Afternoon (11 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (11 Sep)15ft (4.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri night, calm by Mon morning).

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
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5
!
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5
4
3
4
8
3
8
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
15
5
SW
15
4.5
SW
16
3.5
SSW
16
5.5
SW
15
5.5
SW
16
5.5
SSW
16
5.5
SW
16
5.5
SW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
4
SW
16
2.4
SSW
12
4.5
SW
14
2.5
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
15
1.8
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4588
10900
10411
6030
14823
15427
13924
15631
15726
5048
4053
3685
4485
8265
1619
7456
2688
1045
736
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
W
40
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
30
W
25
WNW
35
W
35
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
3:01AM1.93m
3:26PM1.93m
3:46AM1.89m
4:10PM1.85m
Low Tide
8:51PM0.06m
9:12AM0.02m
9:36PM0.09m
9:59AM0.10m
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:21
6:22
6:23
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
6
10
10
10
8
9
9
10
12
13
11
10
Feels °C
0
0
-2
-3
-3
-3
-2
0
3
4
2
0
2
3
4
7
8
7
6
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