Dunedin - Taieri Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.05° S 170.21° E

Dunedin - Taieri Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 23 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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Taieri Mouth at 9AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (23 Aug)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (23 Aug)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
1
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3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
!
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
16
2.3
SW
8
2.5
SW
12
3
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
4.5
SW
13
2.5
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
4.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
86
86
137
686
2011
3149
3802
6594
2566
2197
845
856
1751
1751
1546
1358
1240
1301
1393
1600
7249
6199
3751
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:39AM1.59m
11:56PM1.52m
12:23PM1.64m
00:38AM1.57m
1:03PM1.69m
Low Tide
5:07AM0.48m
5:40PM0.51m
5:53AM0.43m
6:24PM0.45m
6:36AM0.36m
7:05PM0.39m
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7:26
7:24
7:22
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5:58
5:59
6:00
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
10
11
6
7
6
5
5
6
8
11
12
14
15
13
11
11
13
13
13
11
10
10
9
Feels °C
6
8
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-2
1
5
6
8
10
9
7
7
8
7
7
6
5
5
4
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