Dunedin - Taieri Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.05° S 170.21° E

Dunedin - Taieri Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - Taieri Mouth sea temperature is
10.3°C
1.3° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Taieri Mouth at 12PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 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 (05 Sep)5ft (1.6m)15s
Afternoon (05 Sep)6ft (1.8m)16s
Evening (05 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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)
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
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4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
2.1
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
9
0.8
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1127
982
1038
1184
1718
2269
2818
6278
5622
2241
1718
1447
1208
1193
988
886
366
724
613
223
154
144
101
Wind (km/h)
30
W
20
WNW
15
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
NW
5
N
5
E
10
SSE
15
SSE
0
NE
0
SSE
5
ESE
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:09AM1.70m
9:38PM1.60m
10:19AM1.75m
10:45PM1.67m
11:23AM1.83m
Low Tide
2:52AM0.34m
3:34PM0.38m
3:57AM0.29m
4:37PM0.33m
4:58AM0.21m
5:35PM0.25m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:15
6:15
 mm
1
3
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
8
9
10
14
14
12
10
8
7
7
8
8
8
6
6
7
6
6
7
7
7
8
8
Feels °C
0
3
5
9
8
5
3
4
3
4
6
6
6
2
5
6
4
3
3
3
2
4
5
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