Surf Forecast Surf Report

Pipeline (Dunedin) surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 20 Mar 2025 NZDT
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Pipeline (Dunedin) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Pipeline (Dunedin) sea temperature is
15.7° C
(Which is 3.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Pipeline (Dunedin) today?

The current surf forecast for Pipeline (Dunedin) at 12PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 20). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 17s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (20 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)3s
Evening (20 Mar)3ft (0.9m)4s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
NE
0.4
ENE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
ENE
1.5
NE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.9
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.8
NE
0.6
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.7
NE
0.5
ENE
0.3
ENE
1.4
SSW
0.2
ENE
Period(s) (?)999934444555566677666698881010109999988884455558999566644555769
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)31303630132135364056555392101128186138107787562453039787813213512912111692906157546110032404845311814441515182743282832402316908
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
5
NW
10
N
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
N
5
NNW
5
W
5
SW
5
SW
0
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
N
0
N
5
N
5
N
5
W
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
N
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
NNW
5
W
10
SW
10
S
10
SE
10
E
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
15
N
5
NW
30
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrossononononononononononononcross-
on
glassglassoffcross-
off
glassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
glassoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
glassglassononononcross-
on
glassoffoffcross-
off
crossononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
onglassoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:03AM
1.41
8:33PM
1.46
8:57AM
1.37
9:31PM
1.44
9:57AM
1.35
10:31PM
1.46
10:56AM
1.37
11:28PM
1.51
11:49AM
1.43
12:19AM
1.59
12:38PM
1.52
1:06AM
1.69
1:24PM
1.63
1:52AM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:05AM
0.52
2:24PM
0.54
3:00AM
0.57
3:18PM
0.57
3:57AM
0.59
4:13PM
0.56
4:52AM
0.56
5:05PM
0.50
5:43AM
0.50
5:55PM
0.41
6:30AM
0.41
6:43PM
0.30
7:16AM
0.30
7:30PM
0.17
8:01AM
0.19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Sunrise--7:37-------7:39-------7:39-------7:41-------7:43-------7:43-------7:46-------7:47-
Sunset-----7:51-------7:49-------7:46-------7:45-------7:43-------7:40-------7:38------
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Rain (mm)
--------------------------1--231---------------------12-----
Temp. °C12111315151312111112141818171617161617161816161716161715161312121010111212121111111011131212121212121419211211111091013
Feels °C (?)10911121199881012151616161715141616181616171515171212119108899888910891110111011111112162077766710
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