Dunedin - Bobs Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.09° S 170.21° E

Dunedin - Bobs Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - Bobs Beach sea temperature is
10.5°C
1.5° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 4AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)5ft (1.6m)15s
Afternoon (05 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Evening (05 Sep)7ft (2.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri night, calm by Sun night).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
9
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
3.5
SW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1093
1258
1127
982
1038
1184
1550
2241
2475
5777
2568
2046
1718
1447
1261
1193
988
Wind (km/h)
35
W
30
W
30
W
25
WNW
20
NW
30
WNW
30
W
35
W
30
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
0
ENE
5
SSE
10
S
5
NW
5
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
off
High Tide
8:27PM1.58m
9:09AM1.70m
9:38PM1.60m
10:19AM1.75m
Low Tide
2:52AM0.34m
3:34PM0.38m
3:57AM0.29m
4:37PM0.33m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:15
 mm
1
3
1
1
2
3
Temp °C
8
7
8
9
10
14
14
12
9
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
Feels °C
1
0
0
3
5
8
7
5
3
4
3
5
6
5
3
4
2
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