
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Taieri Mouth today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Taieri Mouth at 6AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 18s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Taieri Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri morning, min 3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
499 | 351 | 866 | 678 | 1016 | 1696 | 5374 | 3208 | 3279 | 2850 | 2462 | 2214 | 2225 | 1152 | 1655 | 9342 | 9464 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:28AM1.90m | 1:57PM1.99m | 2:15AM1.93m | 2:42PM1.97m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:18PM0.10m | 7:37AM-0.01m | 8:05PM0.06m | 8:26AM-0.01m | 8:51PM0.06m | ||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | |
mm | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
10 | 351 | 866 | 678 | 657 | 1696 | 2948 | 3208 | 3279 | 2850 | 2462 | 2214 | 2225 | 1152 | 1441 | 4758 | 4617 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | SSW 16 | ENE 9 | SSW 20 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 17 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 14 |
35 | 256 | 62 | 304 | 58 | 54 | 38 | 37 | 33 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 864 | 6 | 5 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 24 | ENE 9 | SSW 21 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | ENE 8 | E 14 | E 15 | — |
11 | 47 | 151 | 61 | 84 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 12 | 4 | 4 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 5 | — | SW 4 | SW 14 | SW 8 | SW 18 | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 16 |
499 | 50 | — | 14 | 1016 | 128 | 5374 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 10 | 36 | 52 | 1655 | 9342 | 9464 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 197 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 87 | 197 | 204 | 197 |
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