Dunedin - Taieri Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.05° S 170.21° E

Dunedin - Taieri Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - Taieri Mouth sea temperature is
9.9° C
0.8° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Taieri Mouth at 9AM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)7ft (2.2m)15s
Afternoon (17 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Evening (17 Jul)7ft (2.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
7
!
6
6
5
5
5
3
4
!
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
19
2.5
SSW
19
3
SSW
19
2.5
SSW
18
2.5
SSW
18
2.5
SSW
17
2.4
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2020
1993
1939
1752
1578
1538
1801
4626
4980
5752
4330
4185
3834
2943
2940
2460
2083
3580
1948
1921
2012
1873
1846
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:36AM1.94m
5:08PM2.00m
5:29AM1.88m
6:00PM1.90m
6:23AM1.80m
6:53PM1.79m
Low Tide
10:54AM-0.03m
11:26PM0.09m
11:48AM0.05m
00:20AM0.15m
12:43PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:14
8:14
8:12
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:16
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
6
6
7
10
12
11
9
10
11
12
12
13
13
13
11
11
10
10
9
9
10
9
8
Feels °C
2
1
3
6
8
8
5
5
6
7
6
8
8
7
5
7
6
7
6
5
6
6
4
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