Dunedin - Taieri Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.05° S 170.21° E

Dunedin - Taieri Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - Taieri Mouth sea temperature is
11.4°C
2.4° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Taieri Mouth at 2PM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)6ft (1.8m)15s
Afternoon (18 Sep)8ft (2.4m)15s
Evening (18 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, light winds from the N by Sun night).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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)
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.2
SSW
14
3
SSW
15
4
SSW
15
4.5
SSW
16
4.5
SSW
17
4.5
SSW
17
5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1382
1328
1432
2090
2394
2354
2258
1822
1637
1439
1277
1321
1237
1271
2117
1983
3682
6693
9565
11295
10100
13111
5326
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
WNW
20
W
25
W
20
WSW
10
WNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
20
W
20
W
25
WNW
35
W
35
W
40
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:04AM1.53m
8:31PM1.43m
9:09AM1.51m
9:36PM1.43m
10:10AM1.52m
Low Tide
1:47AM0.50m
2:25PM0.56m
2:45AM0.54m
3:24PM0.57m
3:41AM0.53m
4:17PM0.55m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:30
6:30
6:31
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
6
10
9
12
13
12
10
9
10
10
13
15
16
12
6
5
5
5
6
8
9
9
7
Feels °C
2
5
4
7
8
10
7
6
7
7
10
11
12
6
-2
-4
-4
-4
-2
0
1
3
3
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