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 beginners: 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 beginner 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.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

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Blackhead9.5 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Dunedin, 7 kmIntermediate and up

6 ft436 kJ

5 ft352 kJ

6 ft603 kJ

4 ft191 kJ

3 ft112 kJ

5 ft315 kJ

4 ft197 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Blackhead, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 shollow	436kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots	14°C
Mon 19Oct	28, poor	5 ft9 shollow	352kJ	wind from the west, 13 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 shollow	603kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	46, fair	4 ft8 shollow	191kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots, offshore	16°C
Thu 22Oct	26, poor	3 ft8 shollow	112kJ	wind from the west, 11 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	44, fair	5 ft9 shollow	315kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	58, good	4 ft8 shollow	197kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	15°C

Blue Tops14.2 kmabout 25 min by carIntermediate and up

6 ft359 kJ

5 ft289 kJ

5 ft265 kJ

4 ft146 kJ

4 ft97 kJ

4 ft222 kJ

3 ft150 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Blue Tops, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	13, poor	6 ft8 ssoft	359kJ	wind from the west, 9 knots	16°C
Mon 19Oct	40, fair	5 ft9 ssoft	289kJ	wind from the west, 12 knots, offshore	16°C
Tue 20Oct	23, poor	5 ft8 smushy	265kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	39, fair	4 ft8 smushy	146kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, offshore	17°C
Thu 22Oct	27, poor	4 ft6 smushy	97kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	41, fair	4 ft8 ssoft	222kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	38, fair	3 ft8 ssoft	150kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	14°C

Brighton8.7 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

6 ft359 kJ

5 ft289 kJ

5 ft265 kJ

4 ft146 kJ

4 ft97 kJ

4 ft222 kJ

3 ft150 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Brighton, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	15, poor	6 ft8 ssoft	359kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots	19°C
Mon 19Oct	46, fair	5 ft9 ssoft	289kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 9 knots, offshore	18°C
Tue 20Oct	29, poor	5 ft8 smushy	265kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	47, fair	4 ft8 smushy	146kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots, offshore	20°C
Thu 22Oct	38, fair	4 ft6 smushy	97kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	50, good	4 ft8 ssoft	222kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	49, good	3 ft8 ssoft	150kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots	17°C

Brighton Beach8.7 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

6 ft359 kJ

5 ft289 kJ

5 ft265 kJ

4 ft146 kJ

4 ft97 kJ

4 ft222 kJ

3 ft150 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Brighton Beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	15, poor	6 ft8 ssoft	359kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots	19°C
Mon 19Oct	46, fair	5 ft9 ssoft	289kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 9 knots, offshore	18°C
Tue 20Oct	29, poor	5 ft8 smushy	265kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	47, fair	4 ft8 smushy	146kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots, offshore	20°C
Thu 22Oct	38, fair	4 ft6 smushy	97kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	50, good	4 ft8 ssoft	222kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	49, good	3 ft8 ssoft	150kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots	17°C

Secret Spot9.8 kmabout 20 min by carIntermediate and up

6 ft436 kJ

5 ft365 kJ

6 ft603 kJ

4 ft191 kJ

4 ft138 kJ

5 ft315 kJ

4 ft197 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Secret Spot, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 s	436kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots	14°C
Mon 19Oct	29, poor	5 ft9 s	365kJ	wind from the south-west, 11 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 s	603kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	48, good	4 ft8 s	191kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots, offshore	16°C
Thu 22Oct	36, fair	4 ft6 s	138kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 12 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	41, fair	5 ft9 s	315kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	54, good	4 ft8 s	197kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	15°C

Smailis Beach18.8 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Dunedin, 9 kmIntermediate and up

6 ft436 kJ

5 ft375 kJ

6 ft630 kJ

4 ft174 kJ

3 ft106 kJ

5 ft425 kJ

4 ft202 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Smailis Beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 scrumbling	436kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	16°C
Mon 19Oct	26, poor	5 ft9 scrumbling	375kJ	wind from the west, 12 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 scrumbling	630kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	59, good	4 ft7 smushy	174kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots, offshore	19°C
Thu 22Oct	26, poor	3 ft8 smushy	106kJ	wind from the west, 9 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	50, good	5 ft9 scrumbling	425kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	61, good	4 ft9 scrumbling	202kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots	16°C

St Clair11.9 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Dunedin, 3 kmIntermediate and up

6 ft363 kJ

5 ft344 kJ

6 ft419 kJ

4 ft174 kJ

4 ft126 kJ

5 ft304 kJ

4 ft184 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at St Clair, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	14, poor	6 ft8 smushy	363kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots	17°C
Mon 19Oct	33, poor	5 ft9 ssoft	344kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	26, poor	6 ft9 ssoft	419kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	53, good	4 ft8 smushy	174kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	37, fair	4 ft6 smushy	126kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	53, good	5 ft9 ssoft	304kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 1 knot	23°C
Sat 24Oct	54, good	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 kmIntermediate and up

6 ft363 kJ

5 ft329 kJ

6 ft419 kJ

4 ft174 kJ

3 ft73 kJ

5 ft304 kJ

4 ft184 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at St Kilda Beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	10, poor	6 ft8 smushy	363kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 10 knots	13°C
Mon 19Oct	21, poor	5 ft9 ssoft	329kJ	wind from the west, 16 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	21, poor	6 ft9 ssoft	419kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	56, good	4 ft8 smushy	174kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	20, too small	3 ft7 smushy	73kJ	wind from the west, 13 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	49, good	5 ft9 ssoft	304kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	57, good	4 ft8 scrumbling	184kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	14°C

Tomahawk Beach15.4 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Dunedin, 5 kmIntermediate and up

6 ft363 kJ

5 ft377 kJ

5 ft346 kJ

4 ft174 kJ

3 ft73 kJ

5 ft304 kJ

4 ft184 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Tomahawk Beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	17, poor	6 ft8 ssoft	363kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	16°C
Mon 19Oct	27, poor	5 ft9 ssoft	377kJ	wind from the west, 12 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	26, poor	5 ft8 ssoft	346kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	60, good	4 ft8 smushy	174kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	24, too small	3 ft7 smushy	73kJ	wind from the west, 9 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	54, good	5 ft9 ssoft	304kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	58, good	4 ft8 ssoft	184kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	16°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