Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Bobs Beach today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 7AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Bobs Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 799 | 765 | 317 | 345 | 281 | 225 | 208 | 198 | 164 | 128 | 94 | 69 | 68 | 46 | 51 | 87 | 105 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:09PM1.47m | 9:47AM1.53m | 10:12PM1.46m | 10:47AM1.55m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:21AM0.49m | 3:56PM0.55m | 4:16AM0.50m | 4:51PM0.54m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 799 | 765 | 205 | 345 | 281 | 225 | 208 | 198 | 164 | 128 | 94 | 69 | 68 | 46 | 41 | 26 | 91 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | NE 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 317 | 165 | 156 | 113 | 76 | 51 | 45 | 44 | 67 | 44 | 5 | 17 | 51 | 87 | 105 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | NE 4 | E 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | SW 12 | E 16 | S 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 34 | 35 | 6 | 5 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NNE 3 | NNW 2 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | NE 4 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | — | 5 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 20 | 46 | 233 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 0 |
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