Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Taieri Mouth today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Taieri Mouth at 6AM is: 3.0m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 15s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Taieri Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1801 | 4626 | 4565 | 5334 | 4330 | 3887 | 3910 | 2676 | 2578 | 2576 | 4498 | 2457 | 4883 | 1966 | 2056 | 2099 | 2277 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 1801 | 4626 | 4565 | 5334 | 4330 | 3887 | 3910 | 2676 | 2578 | 2576 | 2325 | 2173 | 2173 | 1966 | 2056 | 2099 | 2277 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 657 | 632 | 616 | 600 | 576 | 553 | 538 | 515 | 431 | 384 | 318 | 313 | 304 | 249 | 215 | 215 | 167 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 24 | — | S 23 | S 23 | — | S 22 | S 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1111 | — | 862 | 675 | — | 329 | 224 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | NW 3 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4498 | 2457 | 4883 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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