Dunedin - Taieri Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.05° S 170.21° E

Dunedin - Taieri Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - Taieri Mouth sea temperature is
9.7° C
0.7° 

Dunedin - Taieri Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Dunedin - Taieri Mouth today (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Taieri Mouth at 10AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (31 Jul)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (31 Jul)16ft (5.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
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0
0
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4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
11
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
14
3
SSW
13
4.5
SSW
12
5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4
S
12
4
S
11
3.5
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
10
1.8
S
10
1.4
SE
12
1.3
SE
12
1.3
SE
12
1.3
SE
12
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
0.9
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
164
184
139
321
3259
6227
6919
6248
4967
3738
2651
1998
1452
1020
614
558
463
463
455
331
308
528
617
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
30
W
40
WNW
35
WNW
45
SW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:38AM1.67m
4:02PM1.75m
4:15AM1.66m
4:39PM1.73m
4:53AM1.64m
5:18PM1.69m
Low Tide
9:47AM0.24m
10:14PM0.32m
10:27AM0.25m
10:54PM0.32m
11:09AM0.27m
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8:00
7:58
7:58
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5:30
5:31
5:32
 mm
1
7
6
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
9
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
3
3
6
7
7
8
8
9
10
10
11
12
11
11
Feels °C
4
2
-4
-3
-6
-5
-4
-3
-1
-3
-3
0
1
2
2
2
4
4
5
6
7
6
5
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