
Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastLight 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
590 | 679 | 662 | 1361 | 1382 | 1346 | 1432 | 1776 | 2292 | 2140 | 2048 | 1822 | 1637 | 1439 | 1158 | 1143 | 1237 | 1074 | 1496 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 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 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
590 | 679 | 662 | 1361 | 1382 | 1346 | 1432 | 1776 | 2292 | 2140 | 2048 | 1822 | 1637 | 1439 | 1158 | 1143 | 1237 | 1074 | 1496 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | ESE 10 | SSW 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
52 | 43 | 165 | 82 | 68 | 83 | 106 | 133 | 127 | 129 | 147 | 109 | 98 | 96 | 71 | 16 | 22 | 19 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ENE 6 | ESE 10 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
48 | 3 | 59 | — | 29 | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 104 | 68 | 64 | 49 | 48 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 2 | SW 8 | W 3 | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NW 2 | — | W 3 | WSW 4 |
1 | 86 | 5 | — | 2 | 5 | 18 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 23 | 19 | 1 | — | 7 | 33 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 197 |
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