Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Bobs Beach today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 5AM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Bobs Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun night, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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 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 | SW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1968 | 2958 | 2216 | 1715 | 710 | 389 | 394 | 800 | 485 | 573 | 716 | 736 | 867 | 706 | 1121 | 2662 | 2805 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:33PM1.45m | 11:02AM1.56m | 11:21PM1.50m | 11:46AM1.61m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:33AM0.49m | 5:05PM0.50m | 5:19AM0.43m | 5:48PM0.43m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 5 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | -2 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | NE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 1968 | 2958 | 2216 | 1715 | 710 | 389 | 218 | 15 | 485 | 573 | 716 | 736 | 867 | 706 | 1121 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 14 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | E 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 815 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 339 | 389 | 394 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 147 | 141 | 25 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | — | — | ESE 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 6 | ESE 13 | E 12 | NE 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | — | — | 11 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 26 | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | SSW 14 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | W 4 | W 3 | WSW 4 | SW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 10 | 13 | 34 | 19 | 800 | 200 | 221 | 211 | 208 | 12 | 8 | 24 | 2662 | 2805 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 104 | 320 | 351 |
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