Dunedin - Taieri Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.05° S 170.21° E

Dunedin - Taieri Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - Taieri Mouth sea temperature is
10.6°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 (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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Light 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
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
3
2
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSW
18
2.2
SSW
18
2
SSW
18
1.9
SSW
17
2.1
SSW
17
2.3
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
16
5
SW
16
4
SSW
16
5.5
SW
16
5.5
SSW
16
5
SSW
16
5.5
SW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3279
2850
2462
2214
2437
2620
4322
10144
10067
11329
7311
14432
14029
12095
15952
5362
4340
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
25
W
30
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
20
W
30
WNW
Wind State
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
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
light rain
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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
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