Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Bobs Beach today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 3PM is: 2.5m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 2.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Bobs Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9377 | 9458 | 4193 | 2777 | 1968 | 2958 | 2216 | 1715 | 710 | 465 | 472 | 400 | 485 | 491 | 580 | 726 | 766 | 756 | 1475 | 1600 | 1714 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:10AM1.52m | 10:33PM1.45m | 11:02AM1.56m | 11:21PM1.50m | 11:46AM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:17PM0.55m | 4:33AM0.49m | 5:05PM0.50m | 5:19AM0.43m | 5:48PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
Temp °C | 6 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
Feels °C | -2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 24 | 12 | 4193 | 2777 | 1968 | 2958 | 2216 | 1715 | 710 | 389 | 472 | 400 | 485 | 491 | 580 | 726 | 766 | 756 | 1475 | 1600 | 1714 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 12 | 935 | 815 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 339 | 465 | 202 | 120 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 117 | 132 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | — | ESE 11 | NE 5 | NE 6 | SE 10 | NE 6 | S 10 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 6 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | — | — | 11 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNW 2 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 9377 | 9458 | 1209 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 36 | 20 | 1 | 195 | 255 | 191 | 198 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 346 | 1158 | 1060 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
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