Dunedin - Bobs Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 NZST
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Dunedin - Bobs Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dunedin - Bobs Beach sea temperature is
14.3° C
(Which is 2.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dunedin - Bobs Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 4PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (15 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (15 Apr)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


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Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
1
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
1
0
0
1
2
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
1.6
WSW
2
WSW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.2
SW
1.8
SW
0.8
SSW
1.4
S
1.3
S
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)10101099101091013129814991514141414131515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1672713012562652352094078362937187176043926531326919918316817818384158121
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
5
NW
10
ENE
15
WSW
25
W
25
W
30
W
35
W
40
W
45
W
35
WSW
30
W
30
W
20
W
10
WNW
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
WSW
5
N
5
NNW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrossglasscrosscross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise7:13-------7:16-------7:16-------
Sunset---6:01-------6:00------5:59-----
cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---12----------------3--
Temp. °C915151199989111210101086915171512111111
Feels °C (?)612127431001433542511131210101010
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