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Dunedin - Kuri Bush surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm 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
14.8° C
 (Which is 2.1°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 10PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)--
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)

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)1313131313131212121212121288888121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)468390367361289280271213210206203186186149124122124124155203220217173170
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
0
WSW
5
NW
5
NW
5
E
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassglassglassglasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:07AM
1.66
2:22PM
1.59
2:48AM
1.71
3:02PM
1.62
3:27AM
1.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:38PM
0.41
8:09AM
0.45
8:21PM
0.37
8:52AM
0.41
9:03PM
0.32
9:33AM
0.37
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise-----6:07-------6:09-------6:09--
Sunset-9:28-------9:28-------9:27------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----2221111-------------
Temp. °C1213131212121111111211111010111212121110991112
Feels °C (?)99989989101099889999997899
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