Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Bobs Beach today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 6AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Bobs Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 692 | 579 | 461 | 442 | 367 | 318 | 268 | 240 | 311 | 264 | 504 | 396 | 295 | 262 | 244 | 234 | 194 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 7:38PM1.58m | 8:10AM1.62m | 8:39PM1.57m | 9:17AM1.65m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:05AM0.38m | 2:39PM0.40m | 3:04AM0.36m | 3:43PM0.39m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 692 | 579 | 461 | 442 | 367 | 318 | 268 | 189 | 180 | 153 | 504 | 396 | 295 | 262 | 244 | 234 | 194 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 14 | S 13 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 4 | SE 13 | SE 12 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 41 | 41 | 40 | 35 | 121 | 202 | 228 | 187 | 311 | 264 | 58 | 54 | 43 | 7 | 82 | 74 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 17 | S 16 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 9 | 3 | 3 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 101 | 240 | 141 | 94 | 57 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 14 | 14 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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