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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 02 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
14.0° C
 (Which is 1.0°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 3PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 02). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Feb)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (02 Feb)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (02 Feb)3ft (0.9m)6s

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

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Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)1110115678111111109999910991110101011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7951187666891271595356275200127127136127103145142162223164149120205
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
10
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
SE
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
0
SSW
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		glassoffcross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:09PM
1.84
5:39AM
1.93
6:02PM
1.83
6:31AM
1.88
6:54PM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:07AM
0.13
11:25PM
0.07
11:55AM
0.13
12:14AM
0.10
12:41PM
0.16
1:01AM
0.16
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Sunrise-------6:33-------6:35-------6:35
Sunset---9:09-------9:07-------9:07----
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--541-------------------
Temp. °C171813121211101011111212109881113141312121111
Feels °C (?)16168787677799876610111111101099
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