Dunedin - Taieri Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.05° S 170.21° E

Dunedin - Taieri Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunedin - Taieri Mouth sea temperature is
10.3° 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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Taieri Mouth at 6PM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (05 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Evening (05 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Fri afternoon, min 2°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
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)
2.5
S
11
2.4
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
10
2.1
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1
SE
11
0.7
S
16
0.8
S
14
0.9
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1459
1221
1061
855
742
579
461
451
320
274
228
237
249
268
437
396
300
267
247
239
190
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
W
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
N
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
N
10
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
Wind State
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:11AM1.61m
7:38PM1.58m
8:10AM1.62m
8:39PM1.57m
9:17AM1.65m
Low Tide
1:38PM0.38m
2:05AM0.38m
2:39PM0.40m
3:04AM0.36m
3:43PM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:54
7:52
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:38
 mm
Temp °C
3
5
6
5
4
4
3
3
3
5
6
5
4
3
2
2
2
4
7
6
6
Feels °C
0
2
2
2
1
1
-1
0
-1
2
3
2
1
-1
-2
-2
-2
0
4
3
3
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