Dunedin - Taieri Mouth surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 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
10.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Dunedin - Taieri Mouth today?

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Taieri Mouth at 4AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.0m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)7ft (2.1m)10s
Afternoon (19 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)11s
Evening (19 Sep)7ft (2.1m)12s

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

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Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
3
4
3
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.1
S
2.1
S
2.2
S
2.3
S
2
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1
S
0.8
S
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)89991010111112121211131313101515161515151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6656161172766799987127810191266114891564164347332413389125142128121121108161
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NE
15
E
15
NE
10
N
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
25
N
20
NNE
5
W
10
NNW
15
W
15
W
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:34AM
1.76
1:01PM
1.85
1:19AM
1.79
1:43PM
1.85
2:00AM
1.80
2:23PM
1.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:23PM
0.25
6:40AM
0.16
7:08PM
0.21
7:25AM
0.14
7:50PM
0.20
8:06AM
0.14
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Sunrise----6:35-------6:33-------6:31---
Sunset-------6:30-------6:31-------6:34
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-------------------2---
Temp. °C544369101075447121412912999141613
Feels °C (?)-2-2-1-2255632114811956476101111
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  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Dunedin - Taieri Mouth (light winds from the SW at DunedinAeroAws 14 km from Dunedin - Taieri Mouth). 2.6m 9s swell from the SSW with a 1.5m 9s swell from the S. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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SW
Clean
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