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Lat Long: 46.05° S 170.21° E

Dunedin - Taieri Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - Taieri Mouth sea temperature is
11.0°C
1.8° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Taieri Mouth at 6AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (25 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (25 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Friday
25
Saturday
26
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)
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
0.7
ESE
14
0.7
S
9
0.7
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
892
790
673
547
538
454
424
405
379
294
289
166
81
156
154
149
145
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
W
0
ESE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
5
SW
0
N
5
SSW
5
NNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
High Tide
1:16AM1.68m
1:39PM1.76m
1:53AM1.74m
2:16PM1.79m
Low Tide
7:06PM0.29m
7:20AM0.21m
7:44PM0.24m
8:01AM0.16m
8:22PM0.19m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:38
6:39
 mm
1
Temp °C
9
9
8
8
9
10
10
9
8
7
6
7
9
15
16
14
11
Feels °C
6
6
6
6
7
8
7
6
5
4
3
4
7
13
15
13
10
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