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Lat Long: 46.05° S 170.21° E

Dunedin - Taieri Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - Taieri Mouth sea temperature is
10.8°C
1.6° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Taieri Mouth at 7PM is: 4.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 3.0m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)15ft (4.5m)15s
Afternoon (29 Sep)15ft (4.5m)14s
Evening (29 Sep)13ft (4.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
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4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SSW
15
5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.3
S
13
2.2
S
14
2.1
S
14
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8898
9559
8896
8264
6095
2863
2591
2327
2085
1919
1762
1608
1303
1138
987
799
746
671
497
427
459
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
30
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
W
10
E
10
E
5
NE
5
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NE
5
ENE
0
N
5
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
5:22PM1.77m
5:47AM1.84m
6:11PM1.73m
6:42AM1.81m
7:07PM1.68m
Low Tide
11:15AM0.19m
11:36PM0.20m
12:09PM0.24m
00:29AM0.24m
1:08PM0.31m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:16
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7:11
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7:45
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Temp °C
9
11
11
11
9
8
7
6
8
12
13
13
10
10
11
11
12
18
18
17
15
Feels °C
3
5
5
5
3
3
3
2
5
9
10
12
8
8
9
9
9
16
16
17
13
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