Dunedin - Taieri Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.05° S 170.21° E

Dunedin - Taieri Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 04 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) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Taieri Mouth at 2AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (05 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Evening (05 Aug)6ft (1.9m)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 Thu afternoon, min 2°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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)
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4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
12
4
SSW
12
3
S
12
3
S
11
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.4
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
10
2.1
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.1
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.7
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3459
4475
2559
2070
1885
1603
1459
1221
1061
855
671
579
461
442
320
274
263
187
191
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
N
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
6:45PM1.61m
7:11AM1.61m
7:38PM1.58m
8:10AM1.62m
8:39PM1.57m
Low Tide
1:10AM0.38m
1:38PM0.38m
2:05AM0.38m
2:39PM0.40m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:54
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
6
6
5
4
4
3
3
5
6
6
5
4
4
3
3
5
7
6
4
Feels °C
-1
1
1
0
0
-1
-1
2
2
3
2
0
0
-1
-1
2
3
2
0
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