Dunedin - Taieri Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.05° S 170.21° E

Dunedin - Taieri Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - Taieri Mouth sea temperature is
10.4°C
1.4° 

Dunedin - Taieri Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Dunedin - Taieri Mouth today (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Taieri Mouth at 1PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (04 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (04 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
0
3
0
1
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1.6
SW
9
1.7
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
17
2
SSW
17
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
539
422
411
405
405
466
1079
1195
1230
1143
1038
1324
1550
2021
2274
2491
2096
1783
1484
1294
1208
1055
867
Wind (km/h)
15
N
5
WNW
30
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
25
WNW
30
W
30
W
15
WSW
5
W
5
N
5
NNE
15
S
15
SW
5
W
5
W
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
7:58AM1.67m
8:27PM1.58m
9:09AM1.70m
9:38PM1.60m
10:19AM1.75m
Low Tide
1:47AM0.36m
2:28PM0.40m
2:52AM0.34m
3:34PM0.38m
3:57AM0.29m
4:37PM0.33m
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
rain showers
clear
light rain
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:13
6:14
6:15
 mm
4
2
1
2
1
2
Temp °C
13
11
8
11
9
8
6
7
8
9
10
14
14
12
11
9
7
7
9
8
7
7
5
Feels °C
9
9
1
5
1
1
0
0
1
3
5
9
8
5
4
5
5
4
7
5
3
5
2
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