Dunedin - Middle Beach (Moana Rua) Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.51° E

Dunedin - Middle Beach (Moana Rua) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - Middle Beach (Moana Rua) sea temperature is
12.1°C
1.9° 

Dunedin - Middle Beach (Moana Rua) 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 - Middle Beach (Moana Rua) today (05 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Middle Beach (Moana Rua) at 3PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (05 Nov)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (05 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sun
8
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
E
6
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
S
15
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
60
57
38
35
34
34
21
37
25
14
15
15
14
14
17
12
12
11
24
71
142
243
222
215
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNW
20
NNW
5
WSW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
1:41PM1.78m
2:06AM1.78m
2:30PM1.77m
2:54AM1.79m
3:16PM1.74m
3:41AM1.78m
Low Tide
7:28AM0.21m
7:58PM0.20m
8:24AM0.19m
8:48PM0.18m
9:15AM0.19m
9:35PM0.18m
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8:32
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8:34
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Temp °C
14
15
14
14
12
12
11
12
16
20
23
20
16
14
13
13
14
13
12
12
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
13
14
13
13
11
11
11
10
14
18
20
16
15
12
11
11
12
10
8
8
8
8
7
8
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