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Dunedin - Taieri Mouth surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 17 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
14.5° C
(Which is 3.0°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 7PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Taieri Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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 kJ (?) | 405 | 594 | 384 | 290 | 336 | 273 | 261 | 190 | 167 | 125 | 123 | 119 | 177 | 127 | 209 | 184 | 137 | 93 | 93 | 118 | 166 | 198 | 192 | 192 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | glass | cross | glass | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:04PM 1.59 | 2:29AM 1.68 | 2:44PM 1.61 | 3:09AM 1.72 | 3:24PM 1.62 | 3:49AM 1.74 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:48AM 0.42 | 8:02PM 0.37 | 8:31AM 0.42 | 8:44PM 0.36 | 9:14AM 0.41 | 9:25PM 0.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 9:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:28 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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