Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Bobs Beach today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 5PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Bobs Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu morning, strong winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ESE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ESE 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 361 | 298 | 293 | 233 | 223 | 204 | 164 | 184 | 139 | 273 | 774 | 5503 | 6626 | 6000 | 6145 | 3716 | 2500 | 1904 | 1348 | 1045 | 807 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:26PM1.77m | 3:38AM1.67m | 4:02PM1.75m | 4:15AM1.66m | 4:39PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:07AM0.26m | 9:35PM0.32m | 9:47AM0.24m | 10:14PM0.32m | 10:27AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  | |  | | | |  |  | | | | |  | | | | | |
 | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -2 | 0 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | NE 8 | E 11 | NE 8 | E 11 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 361 | 298 | 293 | 224 | 217 | 167 | 164 | 120 | 103 | 273 | 70 | 61 | 17 | 36 | 4768 | 3716 | 2500 | 1904 | 1348 | 1045 | 807 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | NE 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ENE 8 | E 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 195 | 297 | 293 | 233 | 223 | 204 | 39 | 126 | 126 | 72 | 85 | 33 | 34 | 18 | 12 | 35 | 19 | 18 | 38 | 37 | 154 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | ENE 5 | SE 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 11 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 129 | 8 | 37 | 31 | 24 | 12 | 135 | 184 | 139 | 85 | 83 | 56 | 55 | — | — | 12 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NW 2 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 7 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | W 3 | WSW 10 | W 3 | W 4 |
| kJ | 22 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 56 | 38 | 96 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 774 | 5503 | 6626 | 6000 | 6145 | 606 | 694 | 4 | 533 | 7 | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 115 | 345 | 507 | 266 | 52 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
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