Dunedin - Kuri Bush 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 46.03° S 170.23° E

Issued: 5 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dunedin - Kuri Bush sea temperature is

9.8° C

Dunedin - Kuri Bush surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Dunedin - Kuri Bush today (27 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Kuri Bush at 8AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	12s
Afternoon (27 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	16s
Evening (27 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 27							Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29
	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
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	ESE 13	E 16	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	328	269	260	238	391	431	476	721	769	849	823	841	841	841	854	867	836	713	713	703	594	576	558
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNE	N	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	ENE	NNE	NNW	NW	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	ENE	N	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	off
High Tide	1:08AM1.58m				1:34PM1.70m				1:48AM1.62m				2:12PM1.74m				2:25AM1.65m				2:50PM1.76m
Low Tide			7:06AM0.38m				7:36PM0.42m				7:48AM0.33m				8:17PM0.38m				8:28AM0.29m				8:57PM0.35m


	—	8:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:03	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	4	4	5	9	12	10	8	8	9	9	10	12	14	13	11	9	9	8	8	12	13	11	9
Feels °C	0	0	1	6	10	7	5	4	6	6	7	10	12	11	8	6	6	5	5	10	11	9	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	E 16	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12
kJ	328	269	260	193	391	431	476	721	769	849	823	841	841	841	854	867	836	713	713	703	594	576	558
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 13	SE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SW 10	SW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	180	178	222	238	170	133	128	95	97	112	90	76	78	79	325	362	421	534	557	465	459	439	415
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 16	ESE 13	ESE 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	SW 6	SW 18	SSW 16	SSW 15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 4
kJ	50	48	46	80	113	25	5	5	5	5	26	12	25	74	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 2	WNW 2	NW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	1	1	3	4	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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