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Lat Long: 46.05° S 170.21° E

Dunedin - Taieri Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - Taieri Mouth sea temperature is
11.0°C
1.8° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Taieri Mouth at 4PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (25 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (25 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sun night).

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
0.7
ESE
14
0.7
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
12
1.8
SW
8
1.7
SW
9
2.3
SW
10
2.3
SSW
10
2.1
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
538
454
424
405
318
294
289
166
156
156
154
149
145
136
350
440
938
961
1420
476
340
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
0
SW
0
NNW
5
S
10
NNE
20
SW
25
WSW
25
W
30
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
W
30
W
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:39PM1.76m
1:53AM1.74m
2:16PM1.79m
3:32AM1.80m
2:55PM1.81m
Low Tide
7:20AM0.21m
7:44PM0.24m
8:01AM0.16m
8:22PM0.19m
8:42AM0.14m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
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6:22
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6:20
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7:18
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6:38
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6:39
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7:40
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1
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2
6
2
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1
1
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Temp °C
9
10
10
10
9
7
6
7
10
17
16
13
11
10
5
4
7
7
9
8
7
Feels °C
7
8
7
7
6
4
3
4
7
16
15
12
9
6
-1
-2
-1
0
2
1
-1
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