Dunedin - Taieri Mouth surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 25 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Dunedin - Taieri Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dunedin - Taieri Mouth sea temperature is
14.6° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dunedin - Taieri Mouth today?

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Taieri Mouth at 4AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 25). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (25 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (25 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.4
SE
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.5
E
1.6
E
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)1215121213131214141466131313131817161615151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9881811031862272242292291781651969867673232578595126121118118
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
20
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
40
NE
40
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
0
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:16PM
1.78
8:45AM
1.64
9:27PM
1.75
9:57AM
1.63
10:39PM
1.76
11:07AM
1.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:46AM
0.33
3:10PM
0.28
3:53AM
0.35
4:17PM
0.28
4:59AM
0.33
5:21PM
0.24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise----7:46-------7:47-------7:48---
Sunset-------7:43-------7:40-------7:38
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------133-------
Temp. °C151312111213131212121213151515141515161617202119
Feels °C (?)14121110101110101010910111098910121214171920
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