Dunedin - Kuri Bush surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 NZST
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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
12.8° C
(Which is 2.0°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 10AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (05 May)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (05 May)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
346
299
253
299
250
204
437
356
361
289
293
269
210
210
207
207
220
207
141
141
141
143
145
145
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
N
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
10
N
5
NW
5
NW
5
SE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NW
5
W
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:01AM1.56m
5:28PM1.65m
5:46AM1.51m
6:15PM1.59m
6:35AM1.46m
7:05PM1.55m
Low Tide
11:12AM0.43m
11:49PM0.49m
12:02PM0.47m
00:40AM0.53m
12:53PM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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7:39
7:41
7:41
7:43
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5:30
5:29
5:27
5:25
Temp °C
11
10
9
12
13
12
11
10
9
8
9
15
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
11
9
8
6
10
11
10
9
7
6
5
6
13
12
10
11
11
10
11
11
11
12
12
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
ENE
6
Energy kJ
346
299
253
299
250
204
437
356
361
289
293
269
210
210
207
207
220
207
141
141
141
143
145
31
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
S
16
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
SSW
14
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
104
195
3
3
3
22
21
21
18
25
18
8
8
7
10
17
17
23
145
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
SW
5
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
E
4
0.2
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
2
1
3
3
3
8
2
8
2
8
15
15
16
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.2
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NW
3
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.3
SW
2
Energy kJ
3
1
1
5
8
7
2
31
2
3
34
41
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
25
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
6
5
5
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