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Dunedin - Kuri Bush surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 30 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
13.6° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Kuri Bush at 3AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 30). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jan)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (30 Jan)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (30 Jan)4ft (1.2m)10s

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

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Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
3
3
0
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
2.1
SW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)1111121212111110109910121212131212121211121012
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)615154517917376453661047307235216177210405412518578657589500392296306173102
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
NNE
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
0
E
5
SE
10
ESE
10
E
5
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		onononglassoffoffcross-
off		glasscross-
on		ononcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:07AM
1.86
1:29PM
1.77
2:04AM
1.95
2:24PM
1.85
2:57AM
2.01
3:15PM
1.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:20AM
0.24
7:39PM
0.11
8:15AM
0.18
8:33PM
0.04
9:08AM
0.13
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Sunrise---6:28-------6:28-------6:31----
Sunset-------9:15-------9:13-------9:12
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141110913161413121098131717141212111015181919
Feels °C (?)1077610131111118761215141211109813141616
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