Dunedin - Taieri Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.05° S 170.21° E

Dunedin - Taieri Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - Taieri Mouth sea temperature is
9.6° C
0.7° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Taieri Mouth at 6PM is: 1.2m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 14). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (14 Aug)2ft (0.6m)18s
Evening (14 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
138
118
246
847
902
974
827
1199
1896
1993
1968
1687
1460
1404
1385
1609
1696
1696
1602
1385
1191
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NE
5
E
0
W
5
SW
5
NW
10
WNW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
off
High Tide
3:53PM2.02m
4:12AM1.93m
4:40PM1.94m
5:01AM1.86m
5:28PM1.84m
Low Tide
9:37AM-0.05m
10:06PM0.05m
10:27AM0.01m
10:55PM0.10m
11:18AM0.10m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:39
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
5:49
 mm
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
8
11
13
10
9
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
4
4
3
4
6
8
7
6
Feels °C
6
10
11
9
7
6
6
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
-1
0
2
4
4
3
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