Dunedin - Taieri Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.05° S 170.21° E

Dunedin - Taieri Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunedin - Taieri Mouth sea temperature is
9.8° 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 (31 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Taieri Mouth at 11PM is: 4.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)--
Afternoon (31 Jul)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (31 Jul)15ft (4.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the W by Sat morning).

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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)
0
0
0
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4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
13
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4
S
12
4.5
S
11
3.5
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
2
S
10
1.4
SE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.3
SE
12
1.3
SE
12
1.1
SE
12
0.7
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3801
5749
6367
5729
4633
4550
2651
1998
1452
1108
783
578
480
463
455
343
383
486
617
Wind (km/h)
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:15AM1.66m
4:39PM1.73m
4:53AM1.64m
5:18PM1.69m
Low Tide
10:14PM0.32m
10:27AM0.25m
10:54PM0.32m
11:09AM0.27m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:58
7:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
5:32
 mm
5
5
1
1
1
Temp °C
5
4
5
5
4
3
3
6
7
6
7
9
9
9
10
12
11
11
11
Feels °C
-5
-5
-4
-3
-2
-3
-2
0
1
0
1
3
3
3
5
7
6
5
5
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