Dunedin - Taieri Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.05° S 170.21° E

Dunedin - Taieri Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunedin - Taieri Mouth sea temperature is
10.5°C
1.5° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Taieri Mouth at 5PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 28). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 10s 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 offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (28 Aug)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the W by Sun morning).

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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)
2
1
2
2
1
2
0
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.8
SSW
13
1.1
WSW
9
0.9
SW
9
1.3
SW
10
1.3
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
2
SW
13
3
SW
14
3.5
SSW
14
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
326
389
308
208
208
167
102
219
180
141
315
389
414
700
606
756
1306
3734
4399
7444
7361
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NE
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
30
W
25
W
10
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
40
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:52PM1.79m
3:05AM1.73m
3:28PM1.79m
3:43AM1.74m
4:06PM1.77m
Low Tide
8:34AM0.19m
8:59PM0.25m
9:14AM0.17m
9:38PM0.24m
9:55AM0.18m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:15
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
6:06
 mm
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
3
2
Temp °C
9
11
11
10
8
7
6
6
9
12
13
11
10
9
8
10
8
7
7
5
5
Feels °C
8
10
7
5
4
4
1
2
4
7
7
7
3
4
4
3
0
-2
-1
-2
-2
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