Mosgiel, New Zealand

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Phycosecis limbatus, Dunedin - Brighton Beach imported from iNaturalist photo 1217495 — Brighton Beach. Photo: (c) Steve Kerr, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Mosgiel

Mosgiel is a town in Otago Region, New Zealand. From Mosgiel you can reach 9 surf spots. The nearest is Brighton, a surf spot 8.7 km from the centre. Overture lists 5 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is DUD, 13 km away.

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Staying in Mosgiel

5 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: DUD, 13 km, WKA, 154 km, ZQN, 157 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for experts: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Mosgiel.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Mosgiel each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 6 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Mosgiel too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for expertsUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

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Smailis Beach18.8 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Dunedin, 9 km

8 ft904 kJ

5 ft375 kJ

6 ft630 kJ

4 ft207 kJ

3 ft106 kJ

5 ft422 kJ

4 ft224 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Smailis Beach, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	61, good	8 ft9 scrumbling	904kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots, offshore	16°C
Mon 19Oct	18, too small	5 ft9 scrumbling	375kJ	wind from the west, 12 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	54, good	6 ft9 scrumbling	630kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	15°C
Wed 21Oct	29, too small	4 ft8 smushy	207kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	10, too small	3 ft8 smushy	106kJ	wind from the west, 9 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	42, fair	5 ft9 scrumbling	422kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	27, too small	4 ft8 scrumbling	224kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	16°C

Tomahawk Beach15.4 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Dunedin, 5 km

7 ft809 kJ

5 ft377 kJ

6 ft561 kJ

4 ft174 kJ

3 ft73 kJ

5 ft371 kJ

4 ft184 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Tomahawk Beach, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	60, good	7 ft9 ssoft	809kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots, offshore	16°C
Mon 19Oct	19, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	377kJ	wind from the west, 12 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	51, good	6 ft9 ssoft	561kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	15°C
Wed 21Oct	25, too small	4 ft8 smushy	174kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	9, too small	3 ft7 smushy	73kJ	wind from the west, 9 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	40, fair	5 ft9 ssoft	371kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	24, too small	4 ft8 ssoft	184kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	16°C

St Clair11.9 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Dunedin, 3 km

7 ft809 kJ

5 ft344 kJ

6 ft561 kJ

4 ft174 kJ

4 ft126 kJ

5 ft392 kJ

4 ft184 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at St Clair, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	53, good	7 ft9 ssoft	809kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	17°C
Mon 19Oct	24, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	344kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	50, good	6 ft9 ssoft	561kJ	wind from the south, 1 knot	17°C
Wed 21Oct	21, too small	4 ft8 smushy	174kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	15, too small	4 ft6 smushy	126kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	40, fair	5 ft9 ssoft	392kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	23°C
Sat 24Oct	21, too small	4 ft8 ssoft	184kJ	wind from the south-west, 1 knot	18°C

St Kilda Beach14.5 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Dunedin, 5 km

7 ft863 kJ

5 ft377 kJ

6 ft561 kJ

4 ft174 kJ

3 ft73 kJ

5 ft392 kJ

4 ft184 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at St Kilda Beach, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	53, good	7 ft9 ssoft	863kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	13°C
Mon 19Oct	14, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	377kJ	wind from the west, 17 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	47, fair	6 ft9 ssoft	561kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	13°C
Wed 21Oct	24, too small	4 ft8 smushy	174kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	8, too small	3 ft7 smushy	73kJ	wind from the west, 13 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	36, fair	5 ft9 ssoft	392kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	23, too small	4 ft8 scrumbling	184kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	14°C

Brighton8.7 kmabout 15 min by car

7 ft652 kJ

5 ft289 kJ

6 ft487 kJ

4 ft146 kJ

4 ft97 kJ

4 ft222 kJ

3 ft150 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Brighton, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	51, good	7 ft9 ssoft	652kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	19°C
Mon 19Oct	24, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	289kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 9 knots, offshore	18°C
Tue 20Oct	37, fair	6 ft9 ssoft	487kJ	wind from the south-east, 1 knot	16°C
Wed 21Oct	18, too small	4 ft8 smushy	146kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots, offshore	20°C
Thu 22Oct	14, too small	4 ft6 smushy	97kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	28, too small	4 ft8 ssoft	222kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	19, too small	3 ft8 ssoft	150kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots	17°C

Brighton Beach8.7 kmabout 15 min by car

7 ft652 kJ

5 ft289 kJ

6 ft487 kJ

4 ft146 kJ

4 ft97 kJ

4 ft222 kJ

3 ft150 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Brighton Beach, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	51, good	7 ft9 ssoft	652kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	19°C
Mon 19Oct	24, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	289kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 9 knots, offshore	18°C
Tue 20Oct	37, fair	6 ft9 ssoft	487kJ	wind from the south-east, 1 knot	16°C
Wed 21Oct	18, too small	4 ft8 smushy	146kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots, offshore	20°C
Thu 22Oct	14, too small	4 ft6 smushy	97kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	28, too small	4 ft8 ssoft	222kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	19, too small	3 ft8 ssoft	150kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots	17°C

Blue Tops14.2 kmabout 25 min by car

7 ft652 kJ

5 ft289 kJ

6 ft487 kJ

4 ft146 kJ

4 ft97 kJ

4 ft222 kJ

3 ft150 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Blue Tops, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	49, good	7 ft9 ssoft	652kJ	wind from the south, 1 knot	16°C
Mon 19Oct	21, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	289kJ	wind from the west, 12 knots, offshore	16°C
Tue 20Oct	31, too small	6 ft9 ssoft	487kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	17, too small	4 ft8 smushy	146kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, offshore	17°C
Thu 22Oct	11, too small	4 ft6 smushy	97kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	22, too small	4 ft8 ssoft	222kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	17, too small	3 ft8 ssoft	150kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	14°C

Blackhead9.5 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Dunedin, 7 km

8 ft831 kJ

5 ft352 kJ

6 ft603 kJ

4 ft191 kJ

3 ft112 kJ

5 ft315 kJ

4 ft197 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Blackhead, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	46, fair	8 ft9 shollow	831kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots	14°C
Mon 19Oct	19, too small	5 ft9 shollow	352kJ	wind from the west, 13 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	48, good	6 ft9 shollow	603kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	20, too small	4 ft8 shollow	191kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots, offshore	16°C
Thu 22Oct	10, too small	3 ft8 shollow	112kJ	wind from the west, 11 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	34, too small	5 ft9 shollow	315kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	24, too small	4 ft8 shollow	197kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	15°C

Secret Spot9.8 kmabout 20 min by car

8 ft831 kJ

5 ft365 kJ

6 ft603 kJ

4 ft191 kJ

4 ft138 kJ

5 ft315 kJ

4 ft197 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Secret Spot, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	48, good	8 ft9 s	831kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots	14°C
Mon 19Oct	20, too small	5 ft9 s	365kJ	wind from the south-west, 11 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	43, fair	6 ft9 s	603kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	20, too small	4 ft8 s	191kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots, offshore	16°C
Thu 22Oct	14, too small	4 ft6 s	138kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 12 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	32, too small	5 ft9 s	315kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	21, too small	4 ft8 s	197kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	15°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Mosgiel, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Mosgiel

Krishna Indian Restaurant and TakeawaysIndian · 0.2 km from the centre
Domino's Pizza MosgielPizza · 0.6 km from the centre
The SUSHI SHOP MosgielSushi · 0.6 km from the centre
Turkish KitchenTurkish · 0.6 km from the centre
Black PepperIndian · 0.3 km from the centre
Cravin NutritionHealth food · 0.3 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits