Dunedin - Bobs Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.09° S 170.21° E

Dunedin - Bobs Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunedin - Bobs Beach sea temperature is
10.0° C
0.9° 

Dunedin - Bobs Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Dunedin - Bobs Beach today (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 8PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (12 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (12 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s

Table - waves today at Dunedin - Bobs Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
536
443
437
401
312
307
246
242
181
86
85
59
31
16
32
62
61
93
203
371
590
353
590
487
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
N
5
NE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
12:40PM1.92m
1:02AM1.82m
1:37PM2.02m
1:58AM1.90m
2:32PM2.08m
2:51AM1.95m
Low Tide
6:16AM0.14m
6:54PM0.19m
7:12AM0.05m
7:50PM0.13m
8:09AM-0.02m
8:45PM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:18
8:17
8:17
8:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:12
5:13
5:14
 mm
Temp °C
4
7
8
7
4
3
3
3
4
8
12
8
7
6
6
6
6
11
14
10
9
7
7
7
Feels °C
1
4
5
4
1
-1
-1
-1
-1
4
7
5
4
3
3
3
2
7
11
8
7
4
4
4
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Dunedin - Bobs Beach surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest