Dunedin - Taieri Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.05° S 170.21° E

Dunedin - Taieri Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunedin - Taieri Mouth sea temperature is
10.2° C
1.1° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Taieri Mouth at 3PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
2
3
2
2
4
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NE
5
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
39
41
47
50
70
67
67
140
188
208
214
499
1030
714
696
679
754
746
716
886
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
N
35
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:21AM1.56m
10:44PM1.51m
11:17AM1.58m
11:37PM1.52m
12:07PM1.61m
Low Tide
4:27PM0.48m
4:47AM0.44m
5:19PM0.50m
5:36AM0.44m
6:08PM0.49m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:08
8:07
8:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
1
2
5
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
8
12
14
11
10
9
8
7
7
10
9
8
7
4
5
4
3
5
5
3
2
Feels °C
5
9
11
9
7
7
6
4
5
8
7
6
4
-4
-1
-2
-2
0
0
-1
-2
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