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Dunedin - Taieri Mouth surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 20 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
14.9° C
 (Which is 2.1°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 12AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (21 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (21 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.3
ENE
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
Period(s) (?)131212125131212111010101020181818171616161577
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2732601951478420918422015410898687575114106123159149201193130198222
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
15
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:18AM
1.78
5:31PM
1.67
5:57AM
1.76
6:12PM
1.66
6:38AM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:04PM
0.22
11:33AM
0.30
11:46PM
0.22
12:15PM
0.30
12:30AM
0.24
12:59PM
0.31
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise-----6:15-------6:16-------6:16--
Sunset-9:24-------9:23-------9:22------
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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cloud
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Rain (mm)
-------------6212211----
Temp. °C141412121211151817161515151415151515151412111214
Feels °C (?)109888710121212121313121414151516129669
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