Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Bobs Beach today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 4AM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Bobs Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the NNW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1716 | 3108 | 4695 | 7705 | 9377 | 10070 | 4494 | 15502 | 4129 | 3195 | 2412 | 1858 | 814 | 476 | 394 | 400 | 485 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:36PM1.43m | 10:10AM1.52m | 10:33PM1.45m | 11:02AM1.56m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:41AM0.53m | 4:17PM0.55m | 4:33AM0.49m | 5:05PM0.50m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — |
mm | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Temp °C | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 7 |
Feels °C | -2 | -4 | -3 | -4 | -3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 1716 | 32 | 44 | 25 | 24 | 12 | 4494 | 2777 | 4129 | 3195 | 2412 | 1858 | 814 | 476 | 269 | 400 | 485 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | SSW 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 8 |
| kJ | 48 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1146 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 334 | 325 | 394 | 154 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | — | — | — | ESE 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | 11 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 10 | SW 16 | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNW 2 | W 2 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 56 | 3108 | 4695 | 7705 | 9377 | 10070 | 1339 | 15502 | — | — | — | 10 | 24 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 147 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 104 | 347 | 201 | 201 | 346 | 786 | 1060 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 47 |
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