Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Taieri Mouth today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Taieri Mouth at 7PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Taieri Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1622 | 1776 | 1622 | 1752 | 1496 | 1262 | 1190 | 1144 | 1267 | 1398 | 1400 | 2460 | 3315 | 3009 | 2379 | 2217 | 1642 | 1318 | 996 | 846 | 638 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:03PM1.69m | 1:16AM1.62m | 1:40PM1.74m | 1:52AM1.67m | 2:16PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:36AM0.36m | 7:05PM0.39m | 7:16AM0.30m | 7:43PM0.33m | 7:56AM0.24m | 8:21PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
1622 | 1776 | 1622 | 1752 | 1496 | 1262 | 1190 | 1144 | 1267 | 1398 | 1400 | 2460 | 3315 | 3009 | 2379 | 2217 | 1642 | 1318 | 996 | 846 | 638 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | S 18 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | — | SSE 11 | — |
31 | 18 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 39 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 300 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 5 | — | 249 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | NE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | ESE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 4 | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 147 | 341 | 662 | 866 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 8 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 51 | 197 | 32 | 262 | 216 | 262 | 216 | 193 | 193 | 193 |
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