Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Bobs Beach today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 4AM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Bobs Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri night, min 3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
902 | 848 | 827 | 1136 | 1896 | 1807 | 1785 | 1687 | 1460 | 1385 | 1385 | 1422 | 1718 | 1718 | 1623 | 1385 | 1330 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:12AM1.93m | 4:40PM1.94m | 5:01AM1.86m | 5:28PM1.84m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:06PM0.05m | 10:27AM0.01m | 10:55PM0.10m | 11:18AM0.10m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Feels °C | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
902 | 848 | 827 | 1136 | 1896 | 1807 | 1785 | 1687 | 1460 | 1385 | 1385 | 1422 | 1718 | 1718 | 1623 | 1385 | 1330 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
63 | 64 | 58 | 42 | 77 | 60 | 44 | 44 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 45 | 47 | 50 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
52 | 54 | 40 | 41 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 28 | 27 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 4 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 51 | 52 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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