Dunedin - Kuri Bush surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 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
10.0° C
(Which is 1.0°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 12PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (18 Sep)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (18 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s

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

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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
3
4
3
4
3
1
2
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.9
SW
2.5
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.2
SSW
1.9
SW
2.2
S
2.2
S
2.3
S
2.4
S
2
S
2.1
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.5
SSW
1.4
NE
0.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)1414888810101010111112121111131313121215616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)123316481804583676726864895108113679661144952828643643473324187139125135137
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
25
W
30
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
N
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:16PM
1.84
12:35AM
1.76
1:02PM
1.85
1:20AM
1.79
1:44PM
1.85
2:01AM
1.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:23PM
0.25
6:41AM
0.16
7:09PM
0.21
7:26AM
0.14
7:50PM
0.20
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Sunrise6:37-------6:35-------6:33-------
Sunset---6:30-------6:30-------6:31----
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C1012964443691096544712141291198
Feels °C (?)452-1-2-1-1-225542111481196654
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Otago

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Dunedin - Kuri Bush (moderate winds from the SW at DunedinAeroAws 12 km from Dunedin - Kuri Bush). 2.7m 7s swell from the WSW with a 0.6m 14s groundswell from the SSW. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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22 km/h
SW
Cross-Off
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