Surf Forecasts:
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) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SW 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 11AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Bobs Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 980 | 886 | 837 | 1502 | 1367 | 1430 | 242 | 319 | 378 | 721 | 1157 | 1384 | 2277 | 5874 | 3904 | 3314 | 2785 | 2293 | 1902 | 1444 | 1210 | 1847 | 989 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:51AM1.78m | 6:17PM1.72m | 6:44AM1.68m | 7:09PM1.61m | 7:41AM1.60m | 8:06PM1.52m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:09PM0.22m | 00:36AM0.27m | 1:03PM0.34m | 1:29AM0.37m | 2:00PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 |
Feels °C | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | E 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | E 10 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 980 | 886 | 837 | 817 | 700 | 690 | 242 | 170 | 258 | 49 | 37 | 36 | 32 | 3776 | 3904 | 3314 | 2785 | 2293 | 1902 | 1444 | 1210 | 988 | 814 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 14 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 52 | 51 | 49 | 48 | 43 | 42 | 44 | 47 | 48 | 29 | 28 | 17 | 27 | 32 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | ESE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 9 | 24 | 37 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 3 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | — | — | SW 15 | — | — | — | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | 1502 | 1367 | 1430 | 218 | 319 | 378 | 721 | 1157 | 1384 | 2277 | 5874 | — | — | 1860 | — | — | — | 934 | 1847 | 989 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 47 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 267 | 319 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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