Dunedin - Taieri Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.05° S 170.21° E

Dunedin - Taieri Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - Taieri Mouth sea temperature is
10.6° C
1.7° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Taieri Mouth at 10PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)--
Afternoon (20 Aug)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (20 Aug)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
16
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1117
1007
939
792
317
345
281
225
208
198
161
123
94
69
68
46
51
87
104
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
N
0
NNE
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:09PM1.47m
9:47AM1.53m
10:12PM1.46m
10:47AM1.55m
Low Tide
2:58PM0.52m
3:21AM0.49m
3:56PM0.55m
4:16AM0.50m
4:51PM0.54m
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
5:57
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
9
9
7
6
5
8
11
10
8
7
7
7
7
12
14
11
9
Feels °C
6
6
6
6
4
3
2
5
10
8
5
4
4
4
4
9
11
8
6
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