Dunedin - Taieri Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.05° S 170.21° E

Dunedin - Taieri Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - Taieri Mouth sea temperature is
10.0° C
0.9° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Taieri Mouth at 9PM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 16s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)--
Afternoon (17 Jul)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (17 Jul)7ft (2.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
4
6
7
!
6
6
5
5
5
3
4
4
!
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
19
2.5
SSW
19
3
SSW
19
2.5
SSW
18
2.5
SSW
18
2.5
SSW
17
2.3
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
15
3
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1517
1578
1801
4626
4518
5334
4426
3796
3834
2709
2578
2252
2325
2173
4466
1921
2056
2099
2277
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
25
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:29AM1.88m
6:00PM1.90m
6:23AM1.80m
6:53PM1.79m
Low Tide
11:26PM0.09m
11:48AM0.05m
00:20AM0.15m
12:43PM0.15m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:14
8:12
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:16
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
11
10
10
12
12
12
13
14
13
12
12
10
10
9
9
10
9
9
Feels °C
9
8
6
5
6
6
7
8
9
8
7
6
6
7
5
5
6
5
6
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