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Lat Long: 46.03° S 170.23° E

Dunedin - Kuri Bush 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunedin - Kuri Bush sea temperature is
12.9°C
3.5° 

Dunedin - Kuri Bush surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Dunedin - Kuri Bush today (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Kuri Bush at 3AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (17 Oct)8ft (2.4m)12s
Evening (17 Oct)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
2
4
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3
4
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4
4
4
4
4
3
4
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.6
S
11
2.3
SSW
11
2.4
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
2
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
13
2
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
2.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
792
670
584
584
1261
1704
1928
2561
2584
2878
3192
1145
1178
3793
4324
1444
1444
1444
1366
1346
1224
2419
3513
2968
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
SSW
5
ENE
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:27AM1.54m
8:52PM1.43m
9:26AM1.51m
9:52PM1.41m
10:25AM1.51m
Low Tide
2:12AM0.51m
2:51PM0.56m
3:08AM0.53m
3:47PM0.56m
4:03AM0.52m
4:39PM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:37
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Temp °C
7
6
5
7
12
14
13
9
8
8
9
13
18
20
14
12
11
11
12
16
16
17
17
14
Feels °C
4
2
1
2
7
9
9
5
4
4
5
8
14
16
13
9
8
7
7
10
11
13
14
12
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