Dunedin - Taieri Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.05° S 170.21° E

Dunedin - Taieri Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - Taieri Mouth sea temperature is
10.6° C
1.7° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Taieri Mouth at 11AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (21 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (21 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Sun morning).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
16
2
WSW
10
3
SW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
317
345
281
270
202
198
164
128
94
69
68
46
51
87
105
86
86
86
138
718
3735
4977
4873
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
N
5
NE
5
N
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
45
WNW
40
W
40
W
30
W
35
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:47AM1.53m
10:12PM1.46m
10:47AM1.55m
11:08PM1.48m
11:39AM1.59m
Low Tide
3:21AM0.49m
3:56PM0.55m
4:16AM0.50m
4:51PM0.54m
5:07AM0.48m
5:40PM0.51m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:57
5:58
 mm
3
1
2
1
Temp °C
7
6
6
9
11
11
9
7
7
7
7
12
15
12
9
9
9
8
7
6
6
4
5
Feels °C
4
3
3
7
9
9
7
4
4
4
4
9
12
9
6
6
6
5
-3
-4
-3
-4
-3
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