Dunedin - Taieri Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.05° S 170.21° E

Dunedin - Taieri Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - Taieri Mouth sea temperature is
11.4°C
2.4° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Taieri Mouth at 12AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)--
Afternoon (18 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (18 Sep)4ft (1.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Sat night).

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
590
679
662
1361
1382
1346
1432
1776
2292
2140
2048
1822
1637
1439
1158
1143
1237
1074
1496
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
W
25
W
20
WSW
10
W
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
WNW
20
W
30
WNW
35
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:28PM1.48m
8:04AM1.53m
8:31PM1.43m
9:09AM1.51m
Low Tide
1:47AM0.50m
2:25PM0.56m
2:45AM0.54m
3:24PM0.57m
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:29
6:30
6:30
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
12
10
7
5
6
8
11
9
12
10
9
8
9
9
12
15
16
12
6
Feels °C
7
5
3
1
2
3
6
4
7
7
7
5
6
6
9
12
11
5
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