Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Bobs Beach today (24 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Bobs Beach at 9PM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Bobs Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NE by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | S 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1751 | 1728 | 1602 | 1358 | 1204 | 1240 | 1693 | 1847 | 6607 | 6067 | 3705 | 4831 | 4166 | 1313 | 1267 | 1379 | 1073 | 2310 | 1133 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:38AM1.57m | 1:03PM1.69m | 1:16AM1.62m | 1:40PM1.74m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:24PM0.45m | 6:36AM0.36m | 7:05PM0.39m | 7:16AM0.30m | 7:43PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 12 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 1751 | 1728 | 1602 | 1358 | 1204 | 1240 | 1693 | 1847 | 2010 | 1983 | 1772 | 1650 | 1366 | 1313 | 1267 | 1379 | 1073 | 2310 | 980 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | S 16 | ESE 13 | S 17 |
| kJ | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 32 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 38 | 17 | 651 | 17 | 1133 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 31 | 29 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 34 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 6607 | 6067 | 3705 | 4831 | 4166 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 90 | 90 |
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