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Dunedin - Bobs Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 17 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
14.2° C
 (Which is 1.8°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 10PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)--
Afternoon (17 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (17 Mar)5ft (1.6m)6s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
2
1
0
1
2
0
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
1.6
NE
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)13613131313131212121010989121010121213131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14716014913193966260605582452182019914090123926894142269265249
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
10
W
10
W
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
0
SSW
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
0
WNW
10
SE
10
S
15
S
5
SSW
5
W
5
WSW
0
NW
5
NE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crossoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		glassglassglassglasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:57AM
1.82
3:12PM
1.79
3:36AM
1.86
3:53PM
1.85
4:17AM
1.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:39PM
0.16
9:04AM
0.19
9:21PM
0.10
9:44AM
0.14
10:05PM
0.07
10:27AM
0.12
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise------7:37-------7:37-------7:39-
Sunset-7:58-------7:55-------7:54------
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------2-----------------
Temp. °C1815131420181417151210109911141412101010101114
Feels °C (?)1311111116161212989867101212999991012
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