Dunedin - Kuri Bush surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 14 May 2026 NZST
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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
12.6° 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 4PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (14 May)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (14 May)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
13
1
S
13
1.2
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1298
1190
1065
1243
1298
1065
1018
878
851
672
650
546
472
411
411
353
347
339
334
908
719
366
357
353
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
SW
5
S
5
SSW
5
NW
5
W
5
WNW
5
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
0
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
N
5
NW
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
12:24PM1.78m
00:49AM1.79m
1:14PM1.89m
1:38AM1.85m
2:06PM1.98m
2:29AM1.88m
Low Tide
6:10AM0.21m
6:35PM0.16m
6:57AM0.13m
7:27PM0.11m
7:47AM0.07m
8:20PM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:52
7:52
7:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:16
5:15
5:15
Temp °C
8
10
12
9
9
8
8
7
6
7
8
8
8
7
7
6
6
8
10
9
8
7
7
6
6
8
10
8
8
6
6
5
4
5
6
7
7
5
5
4
4
6
7
6
6
5
5
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
13
1
S
13
1.2
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
Energy kJ
1298
1190
1065
1243
1298
1065
1018
878
851
672
650
546
472
411
411
353
347
339
334
908
719
366
357
353
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
SSW
22
0.3
SSW
21
0.4
SSW
20
0.5
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.2
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
11
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
Energy kJ
18
18
18
17
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
46
88
128
212
184
322
11
23
76
46
40
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.1
S
26
0.1
S
24
0.1
S
23
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
12
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
Energy kJ
18
7
16
7
6
6
6
9
9
9
13
11
11
7
7
7
7
10
8
23
25
26
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
Energy kJ
1
2
5
10
7
13
14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
44
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
29
12
6
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
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