Dunedin - Bobs Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.09° S 170.21° E

Dunedin - Bobs Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - Bobs Beach sea temperature is
13.3°C
3.9° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 3PM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.8m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (17 Oct)8ft (2.4m)12s
Evening (17 Oct)8ft (2.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
5
3
5
4
4
4
6
7
4
4
4
4
4
6
4
4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
11
2.5
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
12
3
SW
12
1.9
SSW
13
2
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
3.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
669
1974
1704
1732
2460
931
2780
1121
1164
1197
4152
4646
1465
1444
1474
1474
1294
3876
2456
2143
1915
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
10
SSW
5
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:25AM1.54m
8:50PM1.43m
9:25AM1.51m
9:51PM1.41m
10:23AM1.51m
Low Tide
2:50PM0.56m
3:07AM0.54m
3:46PM0.56m
4:02AM0.52m
4:38PM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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6:37
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8:08
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Temp °C
7
12
14
13
9
8
7
8
12
18
19
14
12
11
12
11
15
14
13
11
10
Feels °C
2
7
9
9
5
4
3
4
7
14
16
13
9
8
7
6
10
9
9
8
7
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