Dunedin - Kuri Bush surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 15 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
14.7° C
(Which is 2.2°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 7AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (15 Jan)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (15 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
SSW
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)13131313131313131313131312121212121212128888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)36142643346853946846839036735628928027121321020620318618691113122103115
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
SW
5
SW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:24AM
1.61
1:41PM
1.54
2:07AM
1.66
2:22PM
1.59
2:48AM
1.71
3:02PM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:24AM
0.49
7:38PM
0.41
8:09AM
0.45
8:21PM
0.37
8:52AM
0.41
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise---6:05-------6:07-------6:09----
Sunset-------9:28-------9:28-------9:27
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-1-------1112211----1---
Temp. °C121111111112121313121211111111111111101011121212
Feels °C (?)119998889109988891099889999
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