Dunedin - Bobs Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.09° S 170.21° E

Dunedin - Bobs Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - Bobs Beach sea temperature is
12.6°C
3.3° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 12PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (15 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (15 Oct)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
2
2
2
3
3
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
6
1.6
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.8
S
7
1.8
S
8
1.9
S
8
2.3
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.6
S
11
2.4
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
11
1.9
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
178
239
312
327
355
353
273
238
294
357
453
798
586
454
997
851
683
595
595
1597
1162
1019
2366
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
ESE
15
SE
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SW
25
S
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
W
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:38AM1.66m
6:58PM1.53m
7:29AM1.60m
7:52PM1.47m
8:25AM1.54m
8:50PM1.43m
Low Tide
12:58PM0.47m
1:15AM0.46m
1:53PM0.53m
2:10AM0.51m
2:50PM0.56m
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:46
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6:43
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6:41
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8:05
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8:06
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1
2
6
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3
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1
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Temp °C
8
8
8
7
7
8
7
7
6
6
6
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
8
12
15
14
10
Feels °C
4
4
4
3
1
2
2
1
0
1
1
3
3
4
4
4
2
1
3
8
10
10
6
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