Dunedin - Taieri Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.05° S 170.21° E

Dunedin - Taieri Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunedin - Taieri Mouth sea temperature is
10.4°C
1.5° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Taieri Mouth at 10PM is: 5.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 3.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)--
Afternoon (30 Aug)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (30 Aug)16ft (5.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 3°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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)
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Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
12
5
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
5
SW
13
3
S
12
4.5
SW
12
4
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5481
5017
9461
8168
4274
4448
4869
5426
5573
4875
3928
6992
4134
7238
6523
7659
2744
5960
5786
Wind (km/h)
40
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:23AM1.74m
4:47PM1.73m
5:07AM1.73m
5:31PM1.69m
Low Tide
10:18PM0.25m
10:39AM0.22m
11:02PM0.27m
11:27AM0.27m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:07
6:08
 mm
2
1
1
3
3
2
4
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
3
4
4
3
8
11
9
10
Feels °C
-1
-3
-3
-2
-2
-3
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
-5
-4
-3
-4
2
4
3
4
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