Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Bobs Beach today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 18s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 12PM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Bobs Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5108 | 4396 | 3849 | 2405 | 2004 | 1656 | 1422 | 1121 | 971 | 713 | 574 | 494 | 425 | 361 | 405 | 303 | 353 | 322 | 1399 | 377 | 317 | 321 | 317 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:20AM1.71m | 7:48PM1.68m | 8:19AM1.63m | 8:46PM1.59m | 9:20AM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:13AM0.22m | 1:38PM0.26m | 2:08AM0.29m | 2:35PM0.36m | 3:02AM0.36m | 3:31PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 5108 | 4396 | 3849 | 2405 | 2004 | 1656 | 1422 | 1121 | 971 | 713 | 574 | 494 | 425 | 361 | 405 | 303 | 353 | 322 | 390 | 377 | 317 | 321 | 317 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 131 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 96 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 34 | 33 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 33 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | SSE 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | W 2 | SW 11 | — | — | NE 5 | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1399 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 |
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