Dunedin - Taieri Mouth surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 31 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 2.6°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 3AM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 31). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (31 Mar)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (31 Mar)13ft (4.0m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
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!
!
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
SSW
3
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
4
SW
2.4
SSW
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.8
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.9
S
1.8
SSE
1.8
SSE
Period(s) (?)121213141414141313121111111213131212111111141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15362716572146716619304843745584195195976467058491812001057857789726713546150413441215
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
0
NE
5
NE
5
N
5
SW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
SSE
5
E
10
NNE
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
offoffoffoffcross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
glasscross-
off
glassglassglassglassglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:20AM
1.87
2:38PM
1.83
3:02AM
1.86
3:21PM
1.84
3:42AM
1.83
4:01PM
1.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:01PM
0.12
8:26AM
0.16
8:45PM
0.11
9:08AM
0.15
9:28PM
0.13
9:49AM
0.17
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise----7:54-------7:54-------7:56---
Sunset-------7:30-------7:29-------7:27
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--1---------------------
Temp. °C1211888111212987791416171616161616192020
Feels °C (?)63112467553361214151514151515181918
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