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

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 05 Jul 2025 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
10.7° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Dunedin - Middle Beach (Moana Rua) this week:

The surf forecast for Dunedin - Middle Beach (Moana Rua) over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 05) at 12PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 1.3m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Dunedin - Middle Beach (Moana Rua) in the next 12 days are 1.9m 8s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 11) at 3AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.5m 7s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 09) at 6PM.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)12PM (Sat 5th Jul)2.5ft (0.8m) 14s
Best Surf 6PM (Thu 10th Jul)6ft (1.9m) 8s
Most Powerful 3AM (Fri 11th Jul)6ft (1.9m) 8s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Dunedin - Middle Beach (Moana Rua) over the next 12 days.

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Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
AMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNight
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
S
0.3
S
0.2
E
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.4
SSW
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.4
ESE
2.1
SE
3
SE
3
ESE
3
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
ESE
2.1
ESE
1.4
SE
1.1
SE
0.9
ESE
1
E
1.8
SE
Period(s) (?)14141414131313131413121091514141889999998910111011109910107
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)44247636224923326214330630617215581343891119110666591519372327298410607237221502412183723431599654432385309463
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
5
SSE
10
SW
10
NW
5
S
5
WNW
5
N
15
NE
15
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
20
NNE
10
NNE
20
NE
5
N
10
WSW
5
ENE
5
NW
5
SSW
15
S
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NE
15
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NE
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscrossglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:03PM
1.75
12:27AM
1.69
12:50PM
1.75
1:15AM
1.69
1:36PM
1.76
2:00AM
1.69
2:20PM
1.78
2:42AM
1.71
3:02PM
1.82
3:22AM
1.74
3:43PM
1.87
4:01AM
1.78
4:23PM
1.92
4:40AM
1.83
5:04PM
1.96
5:21AM
1.87
5:45PM
1.99
6:05AM
1.91
6:30PM
2.00
6:52AM
1.93
7:17PM
2.00
7:44AM
1.94
8:09PM
1.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:39PM
0.43
7:01AM
0.37
7:30PM
0.40
7:47AM
0.34
8:19PM
0.35
8:32AM
0.29
9:04PM
0.30
9:16AM
0.24
9:47PM
0.26
9:59AM
0.21
10:29PM
0.23
10:43AM
0.19
11:11PM
0.21
11:28AM
0.18
11:54PM
0.22
12:14PM
0.17
12:39AM
0.24
1:02PM
0.17
1:28AM
0.27
1:51PM
0.19
2:18AM
0.29
2:42PM
0.21
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Sunrise8:18--8:18--8:18--8:18--8:18--8:17--8:17--8:15--8:15--8:15--8:14--8:12--
Sunset-5:05--5:06--5:06--5:07--5:07--5:08--5:08--5:09--5:10--5:12--5:13--5:14-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C8881010910118888899101091011109986868858979108
Feels °C (?)666687874111023656898852143640564565

Short Range Forecast: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed morning, light winds from the N by Thu night).

Days 6-9 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Long Range Forecast: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

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Information about the Dunedin - Middle Beach (Moana Rua) Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Dunedin - Middle Beach (Moana Rua) provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Dunedin - Middle Beach (Moana Rua) can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Dunedin - Middle Beach (Moana Rua) surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Dunedin - Middle Beach (Moana Rua)) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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