Dunedin - Kuri Bush Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.03° S 170.23° E

Dunedin - Kuri Bush 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - Kuri Bush sea temperature is
10.9°C
1.8° 

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


How big are the waves at Dunedin - Kuri Bush today (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Kuri Bush at 10AM is: 4.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)15ft (4.5m)16s
Afternoon (20 Sep)10ft (3.0m)17s
Evening (20 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the NNW by Mon morning).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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)
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5
4
4
4
3
2
3
1
2
2
3
3
1
3
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3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
15
4
SSW
15
4.5
SSW
16
4
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
5.5
SW
16
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
15
2.1
S
14
1.7
S
12
1.3
S
11
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
3.5
SW
14
2.4
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4695
8045
9377
9633
4494
15502
3857
3195
2216
1884
800
389
394
400
485
580
580
687
715
715
1161
4682
2379
Wind (km/h)
35
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
WNW
5
N
5
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
10
N
20
NNW
10
NW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
20
WNW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:11AM1.53m
10:34PM1.45m
11:03AM1.56m
11:22PM1.50m
11:47AM1.61m
Low Tide
3:42AM0.53m
4:18PM0.55m
4:34AM0.49m
5:06PM0.50m
5:20AM0.42m
5:49PM0.43m
rain showers
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clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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light rain
light rain
clear
clear
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rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:28
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6:31
6:34
6:35
 mm
1
4
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
6
5
6
9
11
10
6
6
5
5
10
17
18
16
7
6
5
6
9
9
8
7
5
Feels °C
-3
-4
-2
1
4
5
3
3
2
2
7
14
13
13
1
1
0
1
3
2
2
2
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