Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Bobs Beach today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 1AM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s 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 (16 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Bobs Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1785 | 1740 | 1460 | 1385 | 1385 | 1422 | 1665 | 1665 | 1623 | 1385 | 1191 | 1158 | 980 | 850 | 711 | 683 | 2094 | 690 | 1170 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:01AM1.86m | 5:28PM1.84m | 5:51AM1.78m | 6:17PM1.72m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:55PM0.10m | 11:18AM0.10m | 11:45PM0.18m | 12:09PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 9 |
| kJ | 1785 | 1740 | 1460 | 1385 | 1385 | 1422 | 1665 | 1665 | 1623 | 1385 | 1191 | 1158 | 980 | 850 | 711 | 683 | 700 | 690 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 44 | 44 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 41 | 45 | 47 | 49 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 50 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 16 | ESE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 18 | 28 | 27 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 37 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | SW 13 | NW 3 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2094 | 2 | 1170 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
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