Dunedin - Middle Beach (Moana Rua) surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 NZST
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Dunedin - Middle Beach (Moana Rua) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dunedin - Middle Beach (Moana Rua) sea temperature is
13.2° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dunedin - Middle Beach (Moana Rua) today?

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Middle Beach (Moana Rua) at 8PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)--
Afternoon (06 May)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (06 May)2ft (0.6m)14s

Table - waves today at Dunedin - Middle Beach (Moana Rua). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
1.5
SW
8
1.9
SSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
163
160
158
158
113
110
104
93
94
96
97
63
94
61
101
98
98
56
61
100
216
201
304
627
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
E
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
35
W
40
WSW
40
W
35
WSW
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
7:32PM1.57m
7:56AM1.47m
8:23PM1.56m
8:47AM1.46m
9:13PM1.56m
9:37AM1.48m
Low Tide
12:59PM0.42m
1:29AM0.45m
1:42PM0.44m
2:14AM0.47m
2:28PM0.45m
3:01AM0.47m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
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7:41
7:41
7:43
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5:28
5:27
5:24
5:23
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
15
14
14
13
15
19
18
14
13
13
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
11
8
8
7
13
12
11
13
12
10
9
12
18
17
12
12
13
9
9
11
9
9
9
10
4
-1
-1
-1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
S
14
0.8
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.5
SSW
13
0.9
ENE
6
0.4
SSW
13
2.4
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
11
2
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
Energy kJ
163
160
158
158
113
110
104
93
32
48
78
104
86
147
134
80
98
47
57
1163
1752
908
510
320
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
11
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.1
S
20
0.5
ENE
8
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
Energy kJ
36
35
12
12
19
6
6
2
94
96
97
63
94
61
101
98
8
32
61
57
216
201
127
122
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.4
NE
5
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.4
SSW
13
0.2
ENE
10
0.4
SSW
17
Energy kJ
15
8
5
2
2
2
2
2
2
6
1
56
11
100
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.2
NE
6
0.3
SW
3
1.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
3
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
NE
5
1
ENE
6
0.8
WSW
3
1.3
SW
6
1.5
SW
8
1.9
SSW
9
Energy kJ
13
18
36
34
62
96
2
268
1
101
30
80
15
124
304
627
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
14
181
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
6
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
2
4
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
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