Dunedin - Bobs Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.09° S 170.21° E

Dunedin - Bobs Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - Bobs Beach sea temperature is
12.4°C
2.9° 

Dunedin - Bobs Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Dunedin - Bobs Beach today (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 8PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (20 Oct)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (20 Oct)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
5
1
2
1
2
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
1
SW
8
0.9
SSW
7
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
972
919
919
912
966
886
544
618
659
669
2660
2369
476
408
307
241
154
193
101
110
81
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
E
10
E
5
ESE
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
10
SE
5
E
5
N
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
glassy
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:15AM1.53m
11:35PM1.47m
12:00PM1.57m
00:18AM1.53m
12:41PM1.63m
Low Tide
5:24PM0.49m
5:38AM0.42m
6:07PM0.42m
6:21AM0.35m
6:47PM0.35m
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clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:33
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Temp °C
13
14
14
12
12
12
12
12
16
20
17
15
13
14
15
16
18
20
17
17
14
Feels °C
13
12
12
11
10
9
8
8
12
16
14
14
12
12
11
12
12
15
13
14
12
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