Dunedin - Taieri Mouth surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 28 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Dunedin - Taieri Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dunedin - Taieri Mouth sea temperature is
14.8° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dunedin - Taieri Mouth today?

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Taieri Mouth at 4PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 28). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (28 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Evening (28 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
E
0.4
SW
1.9
E
1.7
E
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
1.4
E
0.4
SSW
0.7
E
1.2
ENE
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.9
SSW
3.5
SW
4
SW
3.5
SSW
4
SSW
Period(s) (?)111311101414913961312121616161616161112121314
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14304381559681793396985981251692206611096108210829067547843435427835875078
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
10
SW
15
S
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
E
5
NNW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
30
W
35
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:10PM
1.71
12:43AM
1.83
1:05PM
1.76
1:34AM
1.86
1:54PM
1.80
2:20AM
1.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:19PM
0.19
6:53AM
0.23
7:12PM
0.15
7:42AM
0.19
8:01PM
0.12
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise--------7:50-------7:52-------
Sunset---7:37-------7:35-------7:32----
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
Rain (mm)
------11---1--22------11
Temp. °C14161513121212121314161615141412111614121111108
Feels °C (?)1214131210101010111215171512129711865321
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