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Dunedin - Taieri Mouth surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 12 Jan 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
15.4° C
 (Which is 3.0°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 7AM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)6ft (1.9m)9s
Afternoon (12 Jan)7ft (2.2m)10s
Evening (12 Jan)8ft (2.5m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
SW
2
SW
2
SW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.5
SW
2.2
S
2.5
SSW
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1
S
1.1
S
0.9
SSE
1
S
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)14121099101010101010999999991010101514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15581092832680553139010461351696600463332235169194119157928477869776204
Wind
(km/h)
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
10
W
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
N
15
ENE
10
E
15
S
5
NE
10
N
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
SW
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
off		glassglassoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:44PM
1.52
11:08AM
1.50
11:42PM
1.52
12:04PM
1.49
12:36AM
1.56
12:54PM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:51AM
0.47
5:16PM
0.45
5:45AM
0.50
6:05PM
0.46
6:36AM
0.51
6:52PM
0.45
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise---6:03-------6:03-------6:05----
Sunset-------9:30-------9:29-------9:29
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C12111091114161613121010161817141312131213141613
Feels °C (?)5443581111101088141515111210121111121412
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