Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Bobs Beach today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 7AM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s 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 (18 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Bobs Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat morning, strong winds from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 662 | 1291 | 1382 | 1328 | 1432 | 1776 | 2212 | 2354 | 2076 | 1994 | 1637 | 1439 | 1158 | 1143 | 1191 | 1074 | 1356 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:28PM1.48m | 8:04AM1.53m | 8:31PM1.43m | 9:09AM1.51m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:47AM0.50m | 2:25PM0.56m | 2:45AM0.54m | 3:24PM0.57m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 6 |
Feels °C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 6 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 662 | 1291 | 1382 | 1328 | 1432 | 1776 | 2212 | 2354 | 2076 | 1994 | 1637 | 1439 | 1158 | 1143 | 1191 | 1074 | 1356 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | NE 6 | SE 11 | NE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 138 | 82 | 68 | 83 | 106 | 133 | 127 | 129 | 147 | 145 | 98 | 96 | 71 | 19 | 64 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | SE 12 | ENE 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 59 | 33 | 29 | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 104 | 68 | 12 | 49 | 48 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNW 3 | NW 2 | W 3 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 10 | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 54 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 201 |
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