Dunedin - Taieri Mouth surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 26 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
14.4° C
(Which is 1.6°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 10AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 26). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (26 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (26 Feb)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sun
01
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
2
1
0
0
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414131313131313131313131514141414131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)29322621015615411411323896189231183235392366356351299277326317367377390
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
E
5
NNE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
SW
10
SSE
5
ENE
15
W
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossglassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglassoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
glassoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:16AM
1.63
11:57PM
1.78
12:22PM
1.69
12:58AM
1.85
1:19PM
1.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:09AM
0.36
5:31PM
0.27
6:11AM
0.32
6:32PM
0.20
7:09AM
0.25
7:28PM
0.12
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sun
01
Sunrise--7:09-------7:09-------7:11-----
Sunset-----8:34-------8:31-------8:30--
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
11041--------------------
Temp. °C13131010111211111081113131211988111616161312
Feels °C (?)1311678989858101010107658131315108
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