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Dunedin - Taieri Mouth surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 12 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
15.1° C
 (Which is 2.0°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: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (12 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (12 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.6
S
1.1
NE
0.5
S
1.2
ENE
1.5
ENE
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
1.4
SW
0.9
SW
0.4
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)1111510661212121312121212771312121116151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)519364579816487596141311515151947366187177128138128169239
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
30
W
5
SW
10
ESE
15
SE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
5
E
5
S
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		ononcross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrossglasscross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:04AM
1.52
12:24PM
1.46
12:54AM
1.58
1:12PM
1.51
1:38AM
1.64
1:53PM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:06AM
0.56
6:22PM
0.49
6:55AM
0.51
7:09PM
0.43
7:40AM
0.45
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunrise---6:48-------6:48-------6:50----
Sunset-------8:57-------8:55-------8:53
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------1-------14-
Temp. °C131212121822242116151717161114141312111114151212
Feels °C (?)101011101719201814141615109111111109911141110
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