Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Kuri Bush today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Kuri Bush at 8AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Kuri Bush. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1190 | 1144 | 1144 | 1229 | 1073 | 2237 | 1017 | 956 | 2038 | 1788 | 1475 | 1318 | 996 | 750 | 638 | 225 | 446 | 227 | 218 | 216 | 257 | 204 | 173 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:17AM1.62m | 1:41PM1.74m | 1:53AM1.67m | 2:17PM1.77m | 2:29AM1.70m | 2:53PM1.79m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:17AM0.30m | 7:44PM0.33m | 7:56AM0.24m | 8:22PM0.29m | 8:35AM0.19m | 9:00PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
1190 | 1144 | 1144 | 1229 | 1073 | 2237 | 980 | 956 | 2038 | 1788 | 1475 | 1318 | 996 | 750 | 638 | 225 | 446 | 537 | 474 | 474 | 600 | 573 | 446 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | S 16 | ESE 13 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | — | — | — | SSW 12 | E 16 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 |
39 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 539 | 17 | 1017 | 858 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 5 | — | — | — | 206 | 5 | 227 | 218 | 216 | 257 | 204 | 173 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSW 12 |
— | — | — | — | 17 | 34 | 17 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 127 | 81 | 77 | 58 | 90 | 55 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | W 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 55 | 158 | 429 | 846 | 967 | 649 | 476 | 931 | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 53 | 218 | 260 | 260 | 260 | 314 | 218 | 529 | 195 | 194 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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