Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Kuri Bush today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Kuri Bush at 11PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Kuri Bush. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1367 | 690 | 250 | 336 | 521 | 796 | 1320 | 1652 | 2435 | 6081 | 3904 | 3580 | 2791 | 2326 | 1902 | 2666 | 2187 | 1883 | 1332 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:18PM1.72m | 6:45AM1.68m | 7:10PM1.61m | 7:42AM1.60m | 8:08PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:37AM0.27m | 1:05PM0.34m | 1:30AM0.37m | 2:01PM0.45m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | E 10 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
700 | 690 | 242 | 129 | 48 | 50 | 37 | 37 | 32 | 3673 | 3904 | 3580 | 2791 | 2326 | 1902 | 1608 | 1355 | 1062 | 864 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
43 | 42 | 44 | 47 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 17 | 27 | 32 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 15 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | — | — | W 3 | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
1367 | 64 | 250 | 336 | 521 | 796 | 1320 | 1652 | 2435 | 6081 | — | — | 5 | — | — | 2666 | 2187 | 1883 | 1332 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 194 | 194 | 260 | 454 | 55 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 56 | 0 |
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