Dunedin - Taieri Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.05° S 170.21° E

Dunedin - Taieri Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - Taieri Mouth sea temperature is
10.3° 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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Taieri Mouth at 7AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (06 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (06 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
0.7
S
16
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
692
579
461
442
367
318
268
240
311
264
504
396
295
262
244
234
194
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
ENE
10
E
5
ENE
10
NNE
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
ESE
5
NNW
5
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:38PM1.58m
8:10AM1.62m
8:39PM1.57m
9:17AM1.65m
Low Tide
2:05AM0.38m
2:39PM0.40m
3:04AM0.36m
3:43PM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
 mm
Temp °C
4
4
3
3
3
5
6
5
4
3
2
2
2
5
7
6
6
Feels °C
1
1
-1
-1
0
2
3
2
1
-1
-2
-2
-2
2
4
3
3
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