Dunedin - Bobs Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.09° S 170.21° E

Dunedin - Bobs Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - Bobs Beach sea temperature is
10.5°C
1.5° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 9AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (09 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 4°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the W by Fri night).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
3
4
4
3
3
4
9
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
7
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
19
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
2
SW
13
1
SSW
13
2.3
SW
13
1.5
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
19
1.6
SSW
19
2.2
SSW
18
3
SW
18
2.3
SSW
18
2.2
SSW
18
2
SSW
18
1.9
SSW
17
2
SSW
17
2.2
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
15
4.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
74
74
68
104
154
222
1266
351
1810
874
657
1696
3056
6213
3279
2850
2462
2214
2225
2475
3415
4829
9428
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
ENE
10
E
10
NE
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
SW
20
W
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
W
30
W
35
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
W
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
00:38AM1.84m
1:09PM1.96m
1:28AM1.90m
1:57PM1.99m
2:15AM1.93m
2:42PM1.97m
Low Tide
6:47AM0.04m
7:18PM0.10m
7:37AM-0.01m
8:05PM0.06m
8:26AM-0.01m
8:51PM0.06m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:19
6:20
6:21
 mm
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
5
4
7
11
11
10
8
4
4
5
6
8
8
7
5
4
4
9
11
11
9
7
6
Feels °C
2
1
5
8
9
8
3
-1
-1
-1
-1
1
2
2
0
0
-1
3
4
4
2
-1
-2
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