Dunedin - Taieri Mouth surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 06 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
14.7° C
(Which is 2.0°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 7PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (06 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (06 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


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Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.8
S
Period(s) (?)111010141515151515151515151515151515151515151516
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)267252202186305485636879867736726636644644604596588726726716580604519310
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
N
10
NW
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
ESE
10
E
10
S
5
SSW
5
ESE
0
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
crosscrossoncross-
on
crosscrossglassglassglassglasscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:52PM
1.77
6:14AM
1.71
6:36PM
1.69
6:58AM
1.61
7:24PM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:44AM
0.21
12:06AM
0.24
12:28PM
0.30
12:53AM
0.35
1:15PM
0.39
1:44AM
0.46
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Sunrise--------7:20-------7:22-------
Sunset---8:19-------8:16-------8:15----
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------2-1448611-
Temp. °C18252718151514141620201814131313141414121010109
Feels °C (?)1622251816161414161919171413141314141395765
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