It is at least the fourth incident in the area in the past four months.
Senior Constable Phil Beckwith, of Dunedin police Search and Rescue, said police were notified about 1.30pm on Tuesday that three students from the North Island, one aged 20 and two aged 19, were in trouble.
The trio - Claire Hodge, Sara Larcomb and Georgia Bell - walked to Jubilee Hut on Monday.
On Tuesday, they were about 90 minutes' walk along the track to ABC cave when a southerly blew through and they lost their way off the track.
The trampers rang Department of Conservation workers, who contacted police.
"We didn't expect the weather to get that bad. It changed so fast," Miss Hodge said.
They put on as many clothes as they could and were advised by police to return to the hut.
There is no cellphone reception at Jubilee Hut, so police SAR members walked to the hut to check the group had arrived safely.
The SAR members arrived about 8.15pm to find the women safe and "in good spirits". Their equipment was checked and they were given extra food.
It was decided the group could walk out unaided yesterday morning and, because the hut was full, the SAR members walked back out to their cars.
The hut walk is listed on a Doc sign in the area as taking four and a-half hours.
Snr Const Beckwith said he rang the women about 10.30am yesterday, after a southerly front came through, to find they were "in trouble again" - they had again wandered off the track.
He was able to guide them back on to the track and arranged to meet them at a "major junction". The women were about to make another wrong turn before they were met by police and SAR staff.
They walked out, reaching the car park about 2pm.
The trio were in good condition but "pretty embarrassed".
Snr Const Beckwith said the women were right to call police given they felt "uncomfortable" with their situation.
Inexperience had contributed to the predicament.
The women had "reasonable equipment" but needed a topographical map, he said.
Miss Hodge said the group had tramping experience but got caught out by the conditions.
Federated Mountain Clubs of New Zealand president Rob Mitchell, of Dunedin, said it was "very easy" to underestimate the Silver Peaks.
"The ridge lines to Jubilee Hut are incredibly exposed in bad weather. The wind virtually comes straight from Antarctica."
Trampers should check the weather, know the route, have the right equipment and speak to people about what to expect.
Doc Coastal Otago area manager Robin Thomas said staff would re-evaluate warning signs in the area.
He said anyone planning to go into the area should first check with the Dunedin Doc office.
