Dunedin - Kuri Bush Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.03° S 170.23° E

Dunedin - Kuri Bush 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - Kuri Bush sea temperature is
10.3°C
1.3° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Kuri Bush at 8AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (26 Aug)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (26 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
2.1
S
16
1.4
S
16
1.8
S
12
2.3
S
14
2.2
S
14
2.1
S
13
2
S
13
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
0.9
SSW
12
1.3
S
12
1
S
11
1
S
10
1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1190
1144
1144
1229
1073
2237
1017
956
2038
1788
1475
1318
996
750
638
225
446
227
218
216
257
204
173
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
NW
5
W
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
ENE
20
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
WNW
0
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
15
WNW
15
W
Wind State
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:17AM1.62m
1:41PM1.74m
1:53AM1.67m
2:17PM1.77m
2:29AM1.70m
2:53PM1.79m
Low Tide
7:17AM0.30m
7:44PM0.33m
7:56AM0.24m
8:22PM0.29m
8:35AM0.19m
9:00PM0.25m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
6:04
 mm
1
3
3
4
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
9
8
7
8
8
7
6
6
7
7
7
8
9
8
8
7
8
11
11
10
9
Feels °C
7
8
8
6
4
5
5
3
1
0
0
0
-1
1
5
5
5
4
7
9
10
6
5
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