Dunedin - Bobs Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.09° S 170.21° E

Dunedin - Bobs Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - Bobs Beach sea temperature is
10.4° 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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 6AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (17 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (17 Aug)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
8
5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
2.1
SW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
7
1.7
SW
8
2.4
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
9
3
SSW
11
3
S
12
4
SSW
14
3
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1191
1158
980
850
837
817
632
1430
242
310
335
815
1292
1942
2599
6967
4497
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:51AM1.78m
6:17PM1.72m
6:44AM1.68m
7:09PM1.61m
Low Tide
11:45PM0.18m
12:09PM0.22m
00:36AM0.27m
1:03PM0.34m
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clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
6
6
5
5
6
9
9
8
8
9
8
8
8
9
9
9
8
Feels °C
2
2
1
0
1
3
3
3
3
4
2
1
1
2
3
4
3
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