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Dunedin - Bobs Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 11 Jan 2026 NZDT
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Dunedin - Bobs Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dunedin - Bobs Beach sea temperature is
15.5° C
 (Which is 3.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dunedin - Bobs Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 8PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 11). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)--
Afternoon (11 Jan)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (11 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
2
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.2
S
2.2
S
2
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.9
SSE
1
S
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)1011141210109910111010101010999999101011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)538538153610748667416465861055108985062347235625725120714916611394668699
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNE
15
E
10
E
10
SSE
10
NE
10
N
5
NW
5
W
10
W
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crossononcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		offoffglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:44PM
1.52
11:08AM
1.50
11:42PM
1.52
12:04PM
1.49
12:36AM
1.56
12:54PM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:24PM
0.42
4:51AM
0.47
5:16PM
0.45
5:45AM
0.50
6:05PM
0.46
6:36AM
0.51
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise-----6:03-------6:03-------6:05--
Sunset-9:30-------9:30-------9:30------
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------------1--
Temp. °C18161211109111416161311101015171714131312121315
Feels °C (?)131054435811111198813131512111210111114
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