Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Bobs Beach today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 6AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Bobs Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | SW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | S 12 | SSW 14 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1191 | 1158 | 980 | 850 | 837 | 817 | 632 | 1430 | 242 | 310 | 335 | 815 | 1292 | 1942 | 2599 | 6967 | 4497 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:51AM1.78m | 6:17PM1.72m | 6:44AM1.68m | 7:09PM1.61m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:45PM0.18m | 12:09PM0.22m | 00:36AM0.27m | 1:03PM0.34m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | E 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | E 10 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 1191 | 1158 | 980 | 850 | 837 | 817 | 632 | 690 | 242 | 170 | 250 | 50 | 37 | 37 | 32 | 4347 | 4497 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 14 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 50 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 49 | 48 | 43 | 42 | 44 | 47 | 48 | 29 | 28 | 17 | 27 | 32 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 16 | ESE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | — | — | — | — | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 14 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 37 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 2 | WNW 2 | — | W 3 | SW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | S 12 | SSW 14 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 1430 | 209 | 310 | 335 | 815 | 1292 | 1942 | 2599 | 6967 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 47 | 52 | 201 | 201 | 266 | 461 | 50 | 0 |
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