Dunedin - Kuri Bush surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 08 Mar 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
15.4° C
(Which is 2.7°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 3PM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Mar)4ft (1.2m)15s
Afternoon (08 Mar)5ft (1.5m)15s
Evening (08 Mar)4ft (1.2m)15s

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


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Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wed
11
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
4
4
4
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.6
SSW
2
SSW
1.4
SSW
0.9
S
0.9
S
1
S
0.9
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
Period(s) (?)151515151515151514151514141414131312121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)604596604746101067858010591604917371329373316725599480359350282278206198154
Wind
(km/h)
0
NNW
5
N
0
NE
15
WSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
10
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossglassglassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:59AM
1.61
7:25PM
1.61
7:48AM
1.52
8:18PM
1.54
8:43AM
1.45
9:19PM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:16PM
0.39
1:45AM
0.46
2:07PM
0.47
2:41AM
0.54
3:02PM
0.54
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wed
11
Sunrise--7:22-------7:24-------7:26-----
Sunset-----8:15-------8:13-------8:12--
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----1531----------------
Temp. °C13131518121010999101212119877101313131110
Feels °C (?)1412161686666567777654798988
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