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Lat Long: 46.05° S 170.21° E

Dunedin - Taieri Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - Taieri Mouth sea temperature is
10.9°C
1.6° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Taieri Mouth at 2AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (02 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (02 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
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3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.1
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
553
542
549
452
427
352
384
389
293
361
346
461
1342
4527
4671
3949
2085
1842
1731
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
WNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
N
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
7:43AM1.77m
8:10PM1.63m
8:50AM1.75m
9:19PM1.62m
Low Tide
1:30AM0.28m
2:13PM0.35m
2:35AM0.30m
3:19PM0.36m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
18
16
15
13
12
11
15
12
12
11
9
9
8
7
9
10
11
8
7
Feels °C
16
14
13
10
10
9
12
8
8
6
4
4
3
1
4
4
6
5
5
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