Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Bobs Beach today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 9AM is: 4.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Bobs Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the NNW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4695 | 8045 | 9377 | 9633 | 4494 | 15502 | 3857 | 3195 | 2216 | 1884 | 800 | 389 | 394 | 400 | 485 | 580 | 580 | 687 | 715 | 715 | 1161 | 4682 | 2379 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:10AM1.52m | 10:33PM1.45m | 11:02AM1.56m | 11:21PM1.50m | 11:46AM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:41AM0.53m | 4:17PM0.55m | 4:33AM0.49m | 5:05PM0.50m | 5:19AM0.43m | 5:48PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Feels °C | -3 | -3 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 44 | 25 | 24 | 12 | 4494 | 2777 | 3857 | 3195 | 2216 | 1884 | 800 | 389 | 218 | 400 | 485 | 580 | 580 | 687 | 715 | 715 | 1161 | 2212 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | SSW 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 10 | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1020 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 339 | 389 | 394 | 120 | 67 | 9 | 5 | 136 | 108 | 27 | 25 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | — | — | — | ESE 11 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | ENE 10 | SE 12 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | 11 | 3 | 15 | 26 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 16 | — | 10 | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 10 | SW 16 | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NW 2 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 8 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 9 | WSW 4 | SW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 4695 | 8045 | 9377 | 9633 | 1249 | 15502 | — | — | — | 7 | 23 | 44 | 53 | 1 | 89 | 241 | 253 | 15 | 13 | 221 | 23 | 4682 | 2379 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 201 | 201 | 349 | 704 | 346 | 345 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 320 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 320 | 0 | 201 |
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