Dunedin - Taieri Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.05° S 170.21° E

Dunedin - Taieri Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - Taieri Mouth sea temperature is
10.2°C
1.2° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Taieri Mouth at 5PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (03 Sep)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (03 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Fri morning).

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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)
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
0
1
2
2
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1.6
SW
9
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
312
384
325
257
568
554
539
422
411
405
405
371
1028
985
1095
969
1024
1274
1772
2046
2359
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
25
W
Wind State
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:53AM1.68m
7:20PM1.59m
7:58AM1.67m
8:27PM1.58m
9:09AM1.70m
Low Tide
1:23PM0.38m
1:47AM0.36m
2:28PM0.40m
2:52AM0.34m
3:34PM0.38m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:10
6:13
6:14
 mm
2
2
1
Temp °C
10
14
17
15
12
11
11
11
8
11
7
8
7
7
8
10
10
13
14
12
11
Feels °C
8
12
16
12
9
8
8
8
1
5
1
1
-1
-1
0
3
3
6
7
5
5
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