Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Bobs Beach today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 8PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Bobs Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 659 | 596 | 2660 | 378 | 476 | 402 | 307 | 241 | 193 | 190 | 190 | 107 | 75 | 118 | 140 | 222 | 289 | 444 | 894 | 805 | 795 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy |
High Tide | 12:00PM1.57m | 00:18AM1.53m | 12:41PM1.63m | 00:58AM1.60m | 1:21PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:07PM0.42m | 6:21AM0.35m | 6:47PM0.35m | 7:03AM0.28m | 7:26PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 659 | 596 | 679 | 378 | 476 | 402 | 307 | 241 | 193 | 190 | 190 | 87 | 60 | 53 | 51 | 222 | 289 | 444 | 894 | 805 | 795 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 4 | S 8 | NE 5 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 17 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 86 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 63 | 140 | 37 | 49 | 221 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 22 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 4 | S 18 | NE 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | NE 12 | — | SE 11 | NE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 50 | 39 | 124 | 70 | 6 | — | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 13 | SW 6 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2660 | 201 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 107 | 75 | 118 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
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