Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Bobs Beach today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 7PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Bobs Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 367 | 318 | 268 | 240 | 311 | 264 | 504 | 389 | 289 | 262 | 249 | 234 | 230 | 186 | 175 | 133 | 130 | 101 | 123 | 123 | 121 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:10AM1.62m | 8:39PM1.57m | 9:17AM1.65m | 9:46PM1.59m | 10:26AM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:39PM0.40m | 3:04AM0.36m | 3:43PM0.39m | 4:06AM0.31m | 4:45PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 367 | 318 | 268 | 189 | 180 | 125 | 504 | 389 | 289 | 262 | 249 | 234 | 230 | 186 | 175 | 133 | 130 | 101 | 106 | 82 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 14 | S 13 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 121 | 205 | 228 | 187 | 311 | 264 | 58 | 55 | 36 | 60 | 82 | 73 | 37 | 35 | 49 | 89 | 86 | 84 | 123 | 123 | 121 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 17 | S 16 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 13 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SSW 18 | SE 12 | SSW 20 | E 14 |
| kJ | 56 | 56 | 101 | 240 | 141 | 136 | 57 | 54 | 57 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 26 | 63 | 23 | 38 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 29 | 48 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 34 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
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