Dunedin - Bobs Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 12 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
14.3° C
(Which is 1.7°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 6AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 12). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (12 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (12 Mar)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


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Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
1
0
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
ENE
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.9
SE
1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
1.2
SW
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)6121212121212111113131313131414141413131391010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)164383837453547104104205246295340398404471457457437330320241217267
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
NE
15
N
20
N
25
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
S
10
SSE
0
WNW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crossoffoffcrosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:23PM
1.48
10:50AM
1.40
11:25PM
1.50
11:47AM
1.43
12:17AM
1.55
12:35PM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:38AM
0.60
4:55PM
0.56
5:32AM
0.57
5:47PM
0.51
6:21AM
0.51
6:34PM
0.43
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunrise----7:28-------7:30-------7:31---
Sunset-------8:07-------8:06-------8:04
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------1----11------
Temp. °C12121212162022212018171313161414121110911171917
Feels °C (?)910101015182018141314111114121498757121413
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