Dunedin - Taieri Mouth Surf Forecast

/ Otago (35 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (46.05° S 170.21° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Dunedin - Taieri Mouth surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 23 Jan 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 14.7° C
(Which is 1.9°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 1PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 23). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Jan)	2ft (0.6m)	15s
Afternoon (23 Jan)	1.5ft (0.5m)	14s
Evening (23 Jan)	6ft (1.9m)	12s

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

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	Friday 23							Saturday 24								Sunday 25								Mon 26
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	0	1	1	2	3	3	1	1	2	3	2	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	E	E	E	E	E	E	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSW	S	SSW	S	S	SSW	SSW
Period(s) (?)	16	15	15	15	14	12	12	12	11	11	11	13	12	8	10	11	12	13	12	12	12	11	11	10
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	193	179	125	121	120	1010	1013	988	826	713	708	1180	1866	1211	2940	4790	6552	8483	4287	4599	2984	2528	2932	2573
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		6:38AM 1.72				6:56PM 1.65					7:23AM 1.68				7:45PM 1.63				8:14AM 1.64				8:41PM 1.63
Low Tide / height (m)				12:59PM 0.31					1:17AM 0.27				1:47PM 0.33				2:10AM 0.31				2:40PM 0.34

	Friday 23							Saturday 24								Sunday 25								Mon 26
Sunrise	-	6:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:20	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	9:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:20	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	1	4	2	5	4	4	2	2	3	3	4	1	-	-
Temp. °C	13	13	13	12	12	13	12	11	11	11	12	12	12	11	11	10	10	10	11	12	13	13	12	12
Feels °C (?)	11	11	10	9	8	8	7	6	6	6	7	8	7	5	4	3	3	3	7	8	9	9	8	8

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