Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.05° S 170.21° E

Dunedin - Taieri Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - Taieri Mouth sea temperature is
10.9°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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Taieri Mouth at 11AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (26 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (26 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
1
3
3
3
2
2
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2
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
12
0.7
ESE
14
0.7
S
9
0.7
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
1
SW
11
1.6
SW
7
1.4
SW
9
1.5
SW
11
2.1
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
13
1.8
SW
8
1.7
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
2.3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
14
4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
289
166
83
156
154
149
145
255
227
281
544
1258
1548
378
1011
1044
1496
1859
2104
2717
2887
2517
6568
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
S
10
NNE
25
SW
20
WSW
15
W
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
25
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:53AM1.74m
2:16PM1.79m
3:32AM1.80m
2:55PM1.81m
3:14AM1.83m
3:36PM1.80m
Low Tide
8:01AM0.16m
8:22PM0.19m
8:42AM0.14m
9:03PM0.17m
9:27AM0.15m
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7:18
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6:16
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6:39
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7:40
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6:43
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1
6
2
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1
1
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1
1
2
1
1
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1
Temp °C
7
7
11
17
17
13
11
9
4
4
6
8
9
8
7
7
7
7
6
8
9
9
7
Feels °C
4
4
8
15
15
12
9
4
-2
-1
-1
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
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