Dunedin - Bobs Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.09° S 170.21° E

Dunedin - Bobs Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunedin - Bobs Beach sea temperature is
10.6°C
1.7° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 8PM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (31 Aug)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (31 Aug)13ft (4.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 3°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon morning, light winds from the NW by Wed night).

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
3
4
4
4
4
8
9
4
6
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
5
SSW
13
4.5
SSW
13
3.5
S
12
3.5
WSW
13
3
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.1
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5296
6005
5383
5239
4489
4203
4416
8296
7100
3248
3748
2451
2282
1942
2282
1989
1659
1320
1022
800
663
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
4:47PM1.73m
5:07AM1.73m
5:31PM1.69m
5:57AM1.71m
6:22PM1.64m
Low Tide
10:39AM0.22m
11:02PM0.27m
11:27AM0.27m
11:51PM0.31m
12:22PM0.33m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:08
6:09
 mm
4
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
4
5
5
4
3
3
4
3
3
7
9
9
9
8
8
6
10
13
13
14
13
Feels °C
-4
-4
-4
-4
-5
-4
-4
-4
-3
1
2
3
3
2
3
2
6
10
11
11
10
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