Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Bobs Beach today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 4PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Bobs Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 4°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 522 | 818 | 590 | 679 | 662 | 1291 | 1382 | 1346 | 1432 | 1776 | 7823 | 2111 | 1877 | 1822 | 1659 | 1459 | 1174 | 1158 | 1074 | 530 | 1475 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:04AM1.58m | 7:28PM1.48m | 8:04AM1.53m | 8:31PM1.43m | 9:09AM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:26PM0.51m | 1:47AM0.50m | 2:25PM0.56m | 2:45AM0.54m | 3:24PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 4 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 6 |
Feels °C | -1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 5 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 522 | 818 | 590 | 679 | 662 | 1291 | 1382 | 1346 | 1432 | 1776 | 2182 | 2111 | 1877 | 1822 | 1659 | 1459 | 1174 | 1158 | 1074 | 530 | 1475 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSW 15 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 29 | 33 | 52 | 67 | 99 | 82 | 68 | 83 | 106 | 101 | 127 | 127 | 147 | 145 | 98 | 96 | 94 | 68 | 63 | 419 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 48 | 44 | 59 | 33 | 17 | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 48 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | — | WNW 2 | W 3 | W 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 14 | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NW 2 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 5 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 7823 | — | — | — | 13 | 20 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 40 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 201 |
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