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Lat Long: 46.05° S 170.21° E

Dunedin - Taieri Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - Taieri Mouth sea temperature is
10.8°C
1.6° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Taieri Mouth at 1AM is: 4.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 3.0m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (30 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Evening (30 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SSW
14
4.5
SW
14
4
SSW
14
4.5
SW
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.3
S
13
2.3
S
14
2.1
S
14
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6800
8264
6245
7923
2505
2327
2085
1919
1923
1608
1303
1138
1003
836
746
572
497
433
459
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNE
10
NE
5
N
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
5:47AM1.84m
6:11PM1.73m
6:42AM1.81m
7:07PM1.68m
Low Tide
11:36PM0.20m
12:09PM0.24m
00:29AM0.24m
1:08PM0.31m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:11
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7:43
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7:45
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Temp °C
11
11
8
8
7
6
8
11
13
14
11
10
11
10
12
17
16
16
16
Feels °C
5
5
2
3
3
2
5
8
10
13
9
8
8
7
9
15
13
15
14
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