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Lat Long: 46.05° S 170.21° E

Dunedin - Taieri Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunedin - Taieri Mouth sea temperature is
11.5°C
2.3° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Taieri Mouth at 12PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (04 Oct)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (04 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
13
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
10
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
468
354
305
255
241
246
216
176
151
173
161
229
297
226
226
227
457
446
357
353
353
362
419
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NW
5
SW
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
NE
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
ENE
10
E
5
NE
5
N
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
10:01AM1.75m
10:29PM1.65m
11:09AM1.78m
11:34PM1.70m
12:09PM1.83m
Low Tide
3:42AM0.28m
4:24PM0.33m
4:46AM0.24m
5:25PM0.28m
5:46AM0.18m
6:20PM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:03
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7:03
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7:50
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7:51
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7:52
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Temp °C
6
6
8
12
10
9
9
8
8
7
9
14
15
14
12
11
11
9
12
17
17
15
15
Feels °C
4
4
6
9
7
7
7
5
6
4
7
11
11
11
10
10
9
6
9
13
14
13
13
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