Dunedin - Taieri Mouth surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 28 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
14.8° C
(Which is 2.8°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 5AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (28 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Evening (28 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
1
!
4
4
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
4
3
4
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
E
0.5
SSW
3
E
2.5
E
2.4
E
0.4
SW
1.9
E
1.7
E
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
1.4
E
0.4
SSW
0.7
E
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
2.3
SW
Period(s) (?)1214121211131110141491391313121216161616161610
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)30711132134193214304981559681793326985981131691726691096122410969067631019
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
5
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
S
5
E
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
20
SW
20
W
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:46PM
1.79
12:10PM
1.71
12:43AM
1.83
1:05PM
1.76
1:34AM
1.86
1:54PM
1.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:59AM
0.29
6:19PM
0.19
6:53AM
0.23
7:12PM
0.15
7:42AM
0.19
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise----7:50-------7:50-------7:52---
Sunset-------7:37-------7:35-------7:32
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-51--------21---1-362---
Temp. °C171616151416151312121212131515151514141311151312
Feels °C (?)181716131215131211101010111414151614141071075
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