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Dunedin - Blue Tops surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 15 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Dunedin - Blue Tops surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dunedin - Blue Tops sea temperature is
14.2° C
(Which is 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dunedin - Blue Tops today?
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Blue Tops at 12PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Blue Tops. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
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 kJ (?) | 124 | 134 | 165 | 226 | 247 | 232 | 186 | 163 | 228 | 185 | 156 | 232 | 224 | 283 | 203 | 198 | 193 | 181 | 228 | 222 | 163 | 156 | 105 | 101 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | on | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:37PM 1.58 | 1:05AM 1.61 | 1:22PM 1.58 | 1:49AM 1.64 | 2:04PM 1.59 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:19AM 0.41 | 6:40PM 0.37 | 7:05AM 0.42 | 7:22PM 0.37 | 7:49AM 0.42 | 8:03PM 0.37 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 9:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:25 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
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