Dunedin - Taieri Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.05° S 170.21° E

Dunedin - Taieri Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - Taieri Mouth sea temperature is
10.9°C
1.8° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Taieri Mouth at 7AM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)15ft (4.5m)16s
Afternoon (20 Sep)10ft (3.0m)17s
Evening (20 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the NNW by Mon morning).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
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)
2
4
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5
4
4
4
3
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
15
4
SSW
15
4.5
SSW
16
4
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
5.5
SW
16
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
15
2.1
S
14
1.7
S
12
1.4
S
11
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1716
3108
4695
7705
9377
10070
4494
15502
4129
3195
2412
1858
814
476
394
400
485
Wind (km/h)
30
W
35
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
N
20
NNW
15
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:36PM1.43m
10:10AM1.52m
10:33PM1.45m
11:02AM1.56m
Low Tide
3:41AM0.53m
4:17PM0.55m
4:33AM0.49m
5:05PM0.50m
rain showers
clear
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:31
6:34
 mm
3
1
4
Temp °C
6
5
6
5
6
9
11
10
6
6
5
5
10
17
18
16
7
Feels °C
-2
-4
-3
-4
-3
1
4
4
3
3
2
2
7
14
13
13
2
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