Dunedin - Taieri Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.05° S 170.21° E

Dunedin - Taieri Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - Taieri Mouth sea temperature is
9.6° C
0.7° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Taieri Mouth at 3PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 13). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)2ft (0.6m)17s
Afternoon (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
4
4
3
4
1
3
2
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
229
273
259
280
231
222
242
169
138
118
246
847
1023
962
817
991
1150
1968
1889
1644
1460
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
SW
5
S
5
NE
5
N
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
W
5
SW
5
NW
5
NW
10
SW
25
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:05PM2.05m
3:23AM1.96m
3:53PM2.02m
4:12AM1.93m
4:40PM1.94m
Low Tide
8:46AM-0.06m
9:17PM0.04m
9:37AM-0.05m
10:06PM0.05m
10:27AM0.01m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
5:47
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
9
13
12
10
9
9
8
8
8
11
13
10
9
8
8
8
6
6
7
7
5
Feels °C
7
11
11
9
7
7
6
6
6
9
11
9
7
6
6
5
0
1
2
2
1
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