Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.81° S 168.52° E

Bobs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bobs sea temperature is
25.9°C
0.3° 

Bobs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Bobs today (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bobs at 12AM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)7ft (2.2m)8s
Afternoon (19 Oct)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (19 Oct)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ESE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.2
SE
7
2.3
ESE
7
2.3
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
428
440
487
568
576
637
615
614
561
511
498
570
615
662
588
521
460
463
515
602
Wind (km/h)
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:45PM0.98m
1:08PM1.00m
00:00AM0.99m
1:47PM1.06m
Low Tide
5:19PM0.76m
5:59AM0.38m
6:38PM0.72m
6:54AM0.36m
7:34PM0.65m
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Temp °C
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
23
23
23
22
23
23
24
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
20
19
19
19
19
20
19
19
21
19
19
19
18
19
19
20
19
19
19
19
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