Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Bobs Beach today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 7AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Bobs Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, strong winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | WSW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 218 | 167 | 102 | 68 | 221 | 275 | 392 | 414 | 429 | 734 | 1127 | 862 | 1365 | 3156 | 3962 | 8208 | 4093 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:05AM1.73m | 3:28PM1.79m | 3:43AM1.74m | 4:06PM1.77m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:59PM0.25m | 9:14AM0.17m | 9:38PM0.24m | 9:55AM0.18m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 305 | 258 | 176 | 124 | 75 | 275 | 392 | 414 | 429 | 734 | 1127 | 862 | 871 | 3156 | 10 | 4176 | 4093 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 8 | S 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 16 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 218 | 167 | 102 | 58 | 45 | 62 | 50 | 52 | 50 | 29 | 29 | 435 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SW 7 | SW 8 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSE 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 69 | 47 | 60 | 68 | 34 | 31 | 112 | 106 | 103 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 9 | W 4 | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 13 | W 4 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 47 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 221 | 16 | — | 3 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 33 | 1365 | 39 | 3962 | 8208 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 201 | 201 | 351 | 349 | 345 |
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