Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Kuri Bush today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Kuri Bush at 8AM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Kuri Bush. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1382 | 1328 | 1432 | 2090 | 2394 | 2354 | 2258 | 1822 | 1637 | 1439 | 1277 | 1321 | 1237 | 1271 | 2117 | 1983 | 3682 | 6693 | 9565 | 11295 | 10100 | 13111 | 5326 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:06AM1.53m | 8:33PM1.43m | 9:10AM1.51m | 9:37PM1.43m | 10:11AM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:48AM0.50m | 2:26PM0.56m | 2:46AM0.54m | 3:25PM0.57m | 3:42AM0.53m | 4:18PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 8 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 11 | SSW 14 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 1382 | 1328 | 1432 | 2090 | 2394 | 2354 | 2258 | 1822 | 1637 | 1439 | 1277 | 1321 | 1237 | 1271 | 48 | 1983 | 34 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 7113 | 5326 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 6 | SE 11 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 68 | 83 | 106 | 133 | 127 | 127 | 147 | 109 | 98 | 96 | 20 | 16 | 51 | 49 | 9 | 32 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 71 | 68 | 12 | 9 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | W 3 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNW 2 | NNE 6 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | SW 15 | W 4 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 7 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 17 | 1 | 40 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2117 | 50 | 3682 | 6693 | 9565 | 11295 | 10100 | 13111 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 401 | 636 | 899 |
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