Dunedin - Taieri Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.05° S 170.21° E

Dunedin - Taieri Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - Taieri Mouth sea temperature is
10.4°C
1.4° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Taieri Mouth at 8PM is: 2.2m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s 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 5.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (10 Sep)7ft (2.2m)18s
Evening (10 Sep)7ft (2.2m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri morning, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Fri night).

Thu
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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)
4
4
3
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
14
2
SSW
19
2.2
SSW
18
2.2
SSW
18
2.2
SSW
18
2.1
SSW
18
2
SSW
18
1.9
SSW
17
2
SSW
17
1.8
SSW
13
3
SSW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
16
3.5
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
5.5
SW
16
5.5
SSW
16
5
SSW
16
5
SW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1754
2632
2948
3208
3173
2758
2462
2214
2225
1044
4511
10277
10411
5960
8008
14983
14207
11992
13678
5393
4286
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
WSW
20
SW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
30
W
35
W
30
WSW
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
W
30
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
1:57PM1.99m
2:15AM1.93m
2:42PM1.97m
3:01AM1.93m
3:26PM1.93m
Low Tide
7:37AM-0.01m
8:05PM0.06m
8:26AM-0.01m
8:51PM0.06m
9:12AM0.02m
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:20
6:21
6:22
 mm
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
6
9
9
7
5
4
4
6
11
10
8
8
7
6
5
6
5
8
10
10
9
Feels °C
1
3
4
3
0
-1
0
1
4
3
1
0
-2
-3
-3
-2
-2
1
3
4
2
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