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Lat Long: 46.05° S 170.21° E

Dunedin - Taieri Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - Taieri Mouth sea temperature is
10.8°C
1.6° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Taieri Mouth at 8PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (30 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Evening (30 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
S
13
2.4
S
13
2.2
S
14
2.1
S
14
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.6
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2053
2084
1762
1608
1303
1138
1003
823
746
671
512
534
542
452
427
362
384
321
293
293
292
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
E
10
E
5
NE
10
SW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
N
5
N
5
ENE
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:11PM1.73m
6:42AM1.81m
7:07PM1.68m
7:43AM1.77m
8:10PM1.63m
Low Tide
12:09PM0.24m
00:29AM0.24m
1:08PM0.31m
1:30AM0.28m
2:13PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
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7:13
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7:11
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7:09
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7:45
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7:45
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7:46
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1
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Temp °C
8
11
13
13
11
11
12
11
12
13
19
15
15
14
12
12
16
17
12
10
9
Feels °C
5
8
10
11
8
9
10
8
9
11
17
13
13
11
9
9
12
13
8
7
4
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