Dunedin - Kuri Bush surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 26 Apr 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
12.6° C
(Which is 1.5°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 9AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.0m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (26 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Evening (26 Apr)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.2
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
14
2
S
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
10
1.2
S
10
0.8
S
9
1
S
9
0.7
SSW
9
0.9
SW
10
0.6
SW
8
0.6
S
8
0.9
SW
12
0.3
SSW
21
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2292
2889
2427
1913
2258
2021
1728
1645
1387
988
599
498
394
268
101
153
70
134
44
42
224
90
131
127
Wind (km/h)
15
W
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
SSW
10
W
10
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
ENE
10
NNE
5
NW
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
10:52AM1.71m
11:22PM1.78m
11:46AM1.73m
00:12AM1.78m
12:34PM1.75m
Low Tide
4:39AM0.25m
5:00PM0.20m
5:31AM0.23m
5:52PM0.20m
6:18AM0.21m
6:39PM0.20m
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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7:28
7:30
7:31
7:31
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5:44
5:42
5:40
5:38
1
1
3
3
7
2
Temp °C
15
15
13
13
12
11
11
13
13
13
13
17
20
18
16
16
15
15
13
14
17
14
12
11
11
10
9
10
10
10
11
11
12
12
12
16
19
16
13
13
12
13
11
12
15
13
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
14
2
S
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
10
1.2
S
10
0.8
S
9
1
S
9
0.7
SSW
9
0.6
SW
8
0.6
SW
8
0.6
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
7
0.5
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
7
Energy kJ
595
816
1246
1913
2258
2021
1728
1645
1387
988
599
498
394
268
101
153
70
55
44
42
55
40
29
20
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
13
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
SW
8
0.3
SSW
22
0.3
SSW
21
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
20
Energy kJ
2
87
121
18
39
86
33
48
33
43
33
91
90
131
127
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
6
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
NE
4
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
Energy kJ
2
2
2
34
3
31
30
15
28
14
13
10
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
3
0.3
W
2
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
5
0.1
NE
4
0.2
NNE
2
Energy kJ
2292
2889
2427
4
1
1
134
224
35
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
6
7
7
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
25
12
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
5
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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