Dunedin - Taieri Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.05° S 170.21° E

Dunedin - Taieri Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - Taieri Mouth sea temperature is
9.9° C
0.8° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Taieri Mouth at 2AM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)7ft (2.2m)15s
Afternoon (17 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Evening (17 Jul)7ft (2.1m)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 13°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
!
!
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
8
!
6
6
4
5
5
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
2.2
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
19
2.5
SSW
19
3
SSW
19
2.5
SSW
18
2.5
SSW
18
2.5
SSW
17
2.4
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1785
4372
4782
2020
2020
1993
1939
1900
1578
1517
1776
4723
5032
5773
4059
3796
3625
3089
2578
Wind (km/h)
30
W
25
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:36AM1.94m
5:08PM2.00m
5:29AM1.88m
6:00PM1.90m
Low Tide
10:33PM0.06m
10:54AM-0.03m
11:26PM0.09m
11:48AM0.05m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:14
8:14
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
2
5
Temp °C
10
9
8
7
6
6
7
10
12
10
9
10
11
11
12
13
13
10
9
Feels °C
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
6
8
7
5
5
6
5
6
8
9
7
7
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