
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Bobs Beach today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 4PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Bobs Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
399 | 362 | 463 | 326 | 301 | 297 | 384 | 294 | 156 | 139 | 137 | 126 | 134 | 245 | 233 | 268 | 328 | 220 | 203 | 186 | 163 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:25PM1.69m | 5:50AM1.73m | 6:10PM1.61m | 6:38AM1.66m | 6:58PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:19AM0.29m | 11:35PM0.30m | 12:07PM0.38m | 00:23AM0.39m | 12:58PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||
6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 14 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | ENE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 |
399 | 362 | 56 | 326 | 301 | 297 | 384 | 294 | 156 | 139 | 137 | 45 | 95 | 89 | 83 | 81 | 77 | 220 | 203 | 186 | 163 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
48 | 44 | — | 44 | 44 | 44 | — | — | 43 | 53 | 48 | 98 | 42 | 24 | 16 | 51 | 98 | 89 | 126 | 121 | 79 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 15 | S 4 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | E 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NE 9 | SSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | S 12 |
— | — | — | 4 | 12 | 41 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 52 | 26 | 55 | 21 | 68 | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 5 | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
— | — | 463 | 54 | — | — | 66 | 114 | 76 | 82 | 69 | 126 | 134 | 245 | 233 | 268 | 328 | 94 | 154 | 164 | 184 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 4 | 47 | 52 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 195 | 51 | 157 | 180 | 195 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 266 | 267 | 51 |
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