Dunedin - Taieri Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.05° S 170.21° E

Dunedin - Taieri Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 08 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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Taieri Mouth at 7PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (08 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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)
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
4
5
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SSW
19
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
14
2.1
SW
14
0.9
SSW
19
1.5
SSW
19
1.7
SSW
18
2.4
SSW
18
2.5
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
48
46
37
37
36
74
74
68
104
116
222
265
421
721
1705
657
1515
1897
3793
3875
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
NE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
ENE
10
E
5
NE
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
WNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
12:18PM1.91m
00:38AM1.84m
1:09PM1.96m
1:28AM1.90m
1:57PM1.99m
Low Tide
6:28PM0.17m
6:47AM0.04m
7:18PM0.10m
7:37AM-0.01m
8:05PM0.06m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:17
6:19
6:20
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
6
9
9
8
6
5
5
4
7
11
12
10
9
5
5
5
5
8
8
7
4
Feels °C
4
6
6
5
3
2
2
1
4
8
9
8
5
0
0
-1
-1
1
2
2
-1
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