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Dunedin - Taieri Mouth surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 17 Jan 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 2.1°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 10PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)--
Afternoon (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1
E
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)8812121211111111111010101011111111121313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)130134155206193221173170133128116111116125130133818488109151195192294
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
10
SSE
5
S
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
SE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NW
5
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
10
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassglassoffglassononcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		glassglassonononcross-
on		crossglassglasscross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:26AM
1.75
3:38PM
1.66
4:03AM
1.78
4:16PM
1.67
4:41AM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:02PM
0.32
9:32AM
0.37
9:43PM
0.27
10:12AM
0.33
10:23PM
0.24
10:52AM
0.31
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise-----6:09-------6:11-------6:13--
Sunset-9:27-------9:25-------9:25------
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C121211109811121313121099121414131211991213
Feels °C (?)88987699109987811111110101088109
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