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Dunedin - Kuri Bush surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 19 Jan 2026 NZDT
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Dunedin - Kuri Bush surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dunedin - Kuri Bush sea temperature is
14.5° C
 (Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dunedin - Kuri Bush today?

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Kuri Bush at 10PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)--
Afternoon (19 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (19 Jan)2ft (0.6m)11s

Table - waves today at Dunedin - Kuri Bush. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.4
ENE
0.8
S
0.8
S
1.8
NE
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)1111121313131313131212125131261110101010201818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)81848810915115419529427326019514710220918422915410898697575114106
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NE
15
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		glasscross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:42AM
1.79
4:54PM
1.68
5:19AM
1.78
5:32PM
1.67
5:58AM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:24PM
0.24
10:53AM
0.31
11:05PM
0.22
11:34AM
0.30
11:47PM
0.22
12:16PM
0.30
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise-----6:13-------6:15-------6:16--
Sunset-9:24-------9:24-------9:23------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C1514121099131415141213111015181916151514141515
Feels °C (?)1111987710101010998711121411121413141515
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