Dunedin - Taieri Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.05° S 170.21° E

Dunedin - Taieri Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunedin - Taieri Mouth sea temperature is
10.8°C
1.7° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Taieri Mouth at 12PM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Afternoon (23 Sep)13ft (4.0m)15s
Evening (23 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
3
3
!
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4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.3
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
16
4
SW
15
3
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6550
4353
2446
2543
6467
3629
867
715
604
505
491
1045
899
874
746
733
673
547
538
507
499
461
365
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
0
NE
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
N
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
00:02AM1.55m
12:26PM1.67m
00:39AM1.62m
1:02PM1.72m
1:16AM1.68m
1:39PM1.76m
Low Tide
6:01AM0.35m
6:28PM0.36m
6:41AM0.27m
7:06PM0.29m
7:20AM0.21m
7:44PM0.24m
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:36
6:37
6:38
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
4
3
5
7
8
8
7
6
6
6
8
13
10
10
9
9
8
7
8
9
10
10
9
Feels °C
-1
-2
0
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
8
5
5
5
6
5
5
7
6
6
6
6
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