Dunedin – Middle Beach (Moana Rua) Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
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Dunedin - Middle Beach (Moana Rua) Spot ID
Type: beach
Reliability: consistent
Best: Swell S | Wind NNW
Sea Temperature Today is: 10.3 °C
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| 3PM | 6PM | 9PM | 0AM | |
| Wave (m) |
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S |
S |
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| Period (s) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| Wind (km/h) |  |
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| Wind State | cross- off |
cross- off |
off | off |
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Middle Beach(Moana Rua) in Dunedin is an exposed beach break that has reliable surf Works best in offshore winds from the north northwest. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the south. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. It's sometimes crowded here. Beware of sharks/rips and crowds.
Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs
Tide Times:
For Dunedin, New Zealand, 3 km from Dunedin - Middle Beach (Moana Rua).
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Dunedin - Middle Beach (Moana Rua) Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At Tainui Dunedin wx, 2 km from Dunedin - Middle Beach (Moana Rua).
light winds from the NW km/h |  Overcast | Air temperature 10.9 °C |
Overall Dunedin - Middle Beach (Moana Rua) Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in July
This chart illustrates the combination of swells directed at Dunedin - Middle Beach (Mo... (show all text)
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Also see Dunedin - Middle Beach (Moana Rua) surf quality by season and Dunedin - Middle Beach (Moana Rua) surf quality by month.
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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Dunedin - Middle Beach (Moana Rua):
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- Second closest break1 mi
- Third closest break2 mi
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- Fifth closest break4 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Dunedin - Middle Beach (Moana Rua):
- Closest wave buoy2452 mi
- Second closest wave buoy3664 mi
- Third closest wave buoy4405 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy4426 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy4795 mi
Tide stations nearest to Dunedin - Middle Beach (Moana Rua):
- Closest tide station2 mi
- Second closest tide station9 mi
- Third closest tide station14 mi
- Fourth closest tide station50 mi
- Fifth closest tide station60 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Dunedin - Middle Beach (Moana Rua):
- Closest ski area79 mi
- Second closest ski area99 mi
- Third closest ski area100 mi
- Fourth closest ski area101 mi
- Fifth closest ski area103 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Dunedin - Middle Beach (Moana Rua):
- Closest city location3 mi
- Second closest city location109 mi
- Third closest city location111 mi
- Fourth closest city location195 mi
- Fifth closest city location349 mi
Airports
- The closest passenger airport to Dunedin - Middle Beach (Moana Rua) is Dunedin Airport (DUD) in New Zealand, 24 km (15 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Dunedin - Middle Beach (Moana Rua) is Oamaru Airport (OAM), also in New Zealand, 114 km (71 miles) away.
- Third is Alexandra Airport (ALR) in New Zealand, 118 km (73 miles) away.
- Wanaka Airport (WKA) in New Zealand is 165 km (102 miles) away.
- Queenstown Airport (ZQN), also in New Zealand is the fifth nearest airport to Dunedin - Middle Beach (Moana Rua) and is 170 km (106 miles) away.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Dunedin - Middle Beach (Moana Rua), Otago. Use the tab navigation above to view Dunedin - Middle Beach (Moana Rua) sea temperature, Dunedin - Middle Beach (Moana Rua) photographs, Dunedin - Middle Beach (Moana Rua) detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Dunedin - Middle Beach (Moana Rua) webcams, current wind from Otago live weather stations and Dunedin - Middle Beach (Moana Rua) tide predictions. The New Zealand swell maps link will open up the big picture showing New Zealand and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from New Zealand wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Dunedin - Middle Beach (Moana Rua).
FEATURE UPDATE: we now show red swell icons for 'open sea' swells that are travelling in an unfavourable direction for the surf break. In places, these swells may still wrap around coastlines and produce smaller waves at some breaks. They are also significant for windsurfers and other water users that tend to venture further off-shore.
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