
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Taieri Mouth today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Taieri Mouth at 3AM is: 2.0m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Taieri Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
3279 | 2850 | 2462 | 2214 | 2437 | 2620 | 4322 | 10144 | 10067 | 11329 | 7311 | 14432 | 14029 | 12095 | 15952 | 5362 | 4340 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:15AM1.93m | 2:42PM1.97m | 3:01AM1.93m | 3:26PM1.93m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:05PM0.06m | 8:26AM-0.01m | 8:51PM0.06m | 9:12AM0.02m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | ENE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
3279 | 2850 | 2462 | 2214 | 2437 | 2620 | 12 | 5097 | 4948 | 5659 | — | 7303 | 7262 | 6756 | 5968 | 5362 | 4340 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 |
36 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 16 | E 15 | E 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 10 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | — | W 4 |
— | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 42 | 4322 | 10144 | 10067 | 11329 | 7311 | 14432 | 14029 | 12095 | 15952 | — | 21 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 87 | 197 | 347 | 197 | 100 | 108 | 197 | 197 | 516 | 100 | 4 | 8 |
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