Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Bobs Beach today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 5PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Bobs Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat morning, strong winds from the W by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | WSW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 68 | 45 | 51 | 87 | 143 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 137 | 715 | 2995 | 3971 | 4592 | 7960 | 3478 | 2650 | 924 | 845 | 756 | 1751 | 1546 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:47AM1.55m | 11:08PM1.48m | 11:39AM1.59m | 11:56PM1.52m | 12:23PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:51PM0.54m | 5:07AM0.48m | 5:40PM0.51m | 5:53AM0.43m | 6:24PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 15 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 68 | 45 | 41 | 26 | 59 | 80 | 86 | 79 | 129 | 100 | 48 | 37 | 25 | 4020 | 3478 | 2650 | 749 | 763 | 555 | 1751 | 1546 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | NE 10 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 6 | 35 | 51 | 87 | 105 | 86 | 14 | 86 | 137 | 273 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 14 | 19 | 37 | 924 | 845 | 756 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | E 16 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | — | — | — | ESE 14 | NE 9 | — | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 40 | 36 | 36 | 36 | — | — | — | 36 | 3 | — | 18 | 19 | 20 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NNW 2 | W 4 | WSW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 3 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 8 | 43 | 143 | 202 | 99 | 1 | 67 | 715 | 2995 | 3971 | 4592 | 7960 | 16 | 48 | 30 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 590 | 558 | 507 | 507 | 347 | 201 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
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