Dunedin - Kuri Bush 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 46.03° S 170.23° E

Issued: 12 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dunedin - Kuri Bush sea temperature is

11.8°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Dunedin - Kuri Bush today (25 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Kuri Bush at 3AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	16s
Afternoon (25 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	15s
Evening (25 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 25								Monday 26								Tuesday 27
	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	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	0	1	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 7	SW 8	SW 8	SW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 8	SW 9
Wave Graph
kJ	534	827	817	688	612	491	478	366	373	253	246	192	149	154	139	212	171	328	418	607	643	513	398	695
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	N	N	NW	NW	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	W	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	S	SSE	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off
High Tide		2:21AM1.78m				2:43PM1.79m				3:05AM1.86m				3:27PM1.82m				3:51AM1.92m					4:13PM1.83m
Low Tide				8:30AM0.16m				8:50PM0.15m				9:16AM0.14m				9:35PM0.12m					10:06AM0.14m


	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:21	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	2	—	—	1	1	—	—
Temp °C	15	16	15	18	22	24	22	18	14	14	17	22	24	22	17	12	9	8	8	9	10	11	10	7
Feels °C	12	13	12	16	19	21	22	15	11	11	14	19	20	18	16	9	5	3	4	4	5	6	6	4
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	NE 6	SSW 13	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 9	NE 11	SSW 8
kJ	534	827	817	688	612	491	478	366	373	253	246	192	43	154	77	112	75	59	74	45	16	22	29	280
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	NE 10	ENE 9	ENE 8	NE 9	E 13	NE 4	SW 7	E 13	E 13	SW 18	SW 18	SSW 13	SE 12	SSW 13	SE 12	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SE 11	SE 11	S 16	SW 13	SSW 14
kJ	111	4	8	7	13	4	4	25	3	3	13	13	149	6	139	6	60	79	41	5	5	5	7	36
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 7	E 15	E 15	E 14	E 14	—	E 13	NE 4	E 9	E 9	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	SE 12	E 15	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	—	—	SE 11	SE 10	NE 10
kJ	25	4	4	4	4	—	4	5	2	2	3	3	3	3	6	4	6	5	5	—	—	4	4	25
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 3	—	NW 3	—	NE 9	NE 9	—	—	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NNW 3	NNE 6	NNW 4	SSW 13	SW 7	SW 8	SW 8	SW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 8	SW 9
kJ	4	—	7	—	20	12	—	—	7	10	27	44	3	107	7	212	171	328	418	607	643	513	398	695
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	3
Distance (km)	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	12	12	3	45	53	45	45	0	0	0	344
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	1	1	1	2	2	3	2	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	4	5	6	5	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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