
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Taieri Mouth today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Taieri Mouth at 10AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Taieri Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu morning, strong winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ESE 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
439 | 367 | 361 | 298 | 293 | 233 | 223 | 204 | 164 | 139 | 139 | 217 | 495 | 5037 | 6263 | 6086 | 5203 | 5343 | 2859 | 2170 | 1352 | 1406 | 1622 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:01AM1.66m | 3:26PM1.77m | 3:38AM1.67m | 4:02PM1.75m | 4:15AM1.66m | 4:39PM1.73m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:07AM0.26m | 9:35PM0.32m | 9:47AM0.24m | 10:14PM0.32m | 10:27AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -3 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ESE 11 | NE 8 | E 11 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 |
439 | 367 | 361 | 298 | 293 | 224 | 217 | 167 | 164 | 126 | 103 | 84 | 94 | 46 | 37 | 11 | 36 | 4142 | 2859 | 2170 | 1352 | 1406 | 1622 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 14 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 |
253 | 195 | 195 | 297 | 293 | 233 | 30 | 204 | 135 | 126 | 126 | 217 | 82 | 59 | 17 | 24 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 479 | 14 | 38 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | ENE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 11 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | — | — | SW 22 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | S 19 |
53 | 146 | 129 | 8 | 37 | 31 | 223 | 28 | 50 | 139 | 139 | 112 | 83 | 77 | 76 | — | — | 18 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 29 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | N 3 | NE 6 | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | WSW 3 | NW 3 | W 4 |
— | — | 16 | 14 | 16 | 36 | 58 | 3 | 39 | — | — | — | 495 | 5037 | 6263 | 6086 | 5203 | 5343 | 1092 | 565 | 3 | 2 | 17 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 197 | 342 | 262 | 264 | 48 | 197 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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