Dunedin - Taieri Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.05° S 170.21° E

Dunedin - Taieri Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - Taieri Mouth sea temperature is
10.3° C
1.4° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Taieri Mouth at 8PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (06 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (06 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
0.7
S
16
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
367
318
268
240
311
264
504
389
289
262
249
234
230
186
175
133
130
101
123
123
121
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
ENE
10
E
5
ENE
10
NNE
5
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
N
0
N
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
8:10AM1.62m
8:39PM1.57m
9:17AM1.65m
9:46PM1.59m
10:26AM1.73m
Low Tide
2:39PM0.40m
3:04AM0.36m
3:43PM0.39m
4:06AM0.31m
4:45PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:39
 mm
Temp °C
3
5
6
5
4
3
2
1
2
5
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
8
10
8
7
Feels °C
0
2
3
2
1
-1
-2
-3
-2
2
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
5
6
4
3
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