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Lat Long: 46.05° S 170.21° E

Dunedin - Taieri Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - Taieri Mouth sea temperature is
10.9°C
1.7° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Taieri Mouth at 7PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (28 Sep)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (28 Sep)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon).

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
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4
4
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
13
4
SW
13
3
SSW
13
4
SW
14
4.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.2
S
14
2
S
13
1.9
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2246
2274
5175
2732
6628
9006
4959
4536
9828
8620
8296
7582
5769
2898
3688
2542
2084
1919
1762
1440
1283
Wind (km/h)
30
W
30
W
35
WSW
30
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
W
10
E
10
E
0
ENE
5
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
4:36PM1.80m
4:58AM1.85m
5:22PM1.77m
5:47AM1.84m
6:11PM1.73m
Low Tide
10:27AM0.15m
10:47PM0.18m
11:15AM0.19m
11:36PM0.20m
12:09PM0.24m
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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7:18
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7:13
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7:42
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7:43
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7:45
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 mm
1
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Temp °C
7
6
8
9
7
8
8
8
9
10
12
11
9
8
7
6
8
11
13
12
10
Feels °C
0
-1
0
2
1
1
1
1
3
4
6
6
4
4
3
2
5
8
10
11
8
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