Dunedin - Taieri Mouth surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 27 Mar 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
14.8° C
(Which is 2.8°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 6AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 27). An open ocean swell of 3.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (27 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (27 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
!
!
4
4
1
2
3
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
3
E
3
E
2.5
E
2.3
E
0.4
SW
1.9
E
1.7
E
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
1.4
E
1.3
E
0.8
ESE
0.5
SSW
1.3
ENE
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)18171616151514141412111111131010141499913612
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)33578595126121118118115248319901521124643770584817933228110199119133
Wind
(km/h)
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
5
NW
5
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
S
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:39PM
1.76
11:07AM
1.65
11:46PM
1.79
12:10PM
1.71
12:43AM
1.83
1:05PM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:59AM
0.33
5:21PM
0.24
5:59AM
0.29
6:19PM
0.19
6:53AM
0.23
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise----7:48-------7:50-------7:50---
Sunset-------7:38-------7:37-------7:35
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
121------3-------1212--1
Temp. °C141414151618191817151515141415131212121313161815
Feels °C (?)889111215161717151414121313121111101111151614
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Dunedin - Taieri Mouth surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest