Dunedin - Taieri Mouth surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
14.0° 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 5AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (15 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (15 Apr)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


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Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
!
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
1.7
WSW
2.2
SW
3
SW
2.3
SW
1.9
SW
1.2
SSE
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)10999101010991010913121081099915151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)27121016613316727326225626523520949015342219959522282287281240199275226178
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
E
20
WSW
20
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
40
W
45
W
30
WSW
30
W
25
W
15
W
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise----7:13-------7:16-------7:16---
Sunset-------6:01-------6:00------5:59-
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------31-----3---------
Temp. °C108879151510998991010101010789151714
Feels °C (?)85546131264201-113345355111513
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