Dunedin - Bobs Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 26 Oct 2025 NZDT
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Dunedin - Bobs Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dunedin - Bobs Beach sea temperature is
11.8° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Dunedin - Bobs Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 2AM is: 4.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.0m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 8.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (26 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (26 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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

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Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
8
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
4
3
4
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SSW
4.5
SW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.6
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.6
SSW
2.1
SW
1.6
SSW
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
1.9
SW
2.2
SW
Period(s) (?)1313141414131313131112109988888777109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12066306144912991059101879363361462412485227773662702191771911351078279660730
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
15
W
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
NW
30
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
5
SSW
10
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:38AM
1.60
6:58PM
1.47
7:27AM
1.55
7:48PM
1.42
8:19AM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:25AM
0.47
1:02PM
0.53
1:16AM
0.52
1:56PM
0.57
2:10AM
0.55
2:50PM
0.58
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Sunrise---6:26-------6:24-------6:22----
Sunset-------8:20-------8:22-------8:22
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1---11---3---1431----11-
Temp. °C8755981413115446644441158109
Feels °C (?)33125310107-2-1-1131000-4-40355
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Otago

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Dunedin - Bobs Beach (calm at DunedinAeroAws 18 km from Dunedin - Bobs Beach). 4.1m 13s groundswell from the SW with a 1.9m 13s groundswell from the SSW. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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4 km/h
ESE
0.0
11.8
Air / Water (°C)
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