Dunedin - Taieri Mouth surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 NZST
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Dunedin - Taieri Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dunedin - Taieri Mouth sea temperature is
13.6° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dunedin - Taieri Mouth today?

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Taieri Mouth at 2PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 22). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (22 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (22 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
S
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
E
1.2
S
0.9
E
0.9
E
1.1
S
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
2.5
SW
1.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)88889810108101010107710101010813121216
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2002021711401401871531551531311211231231109992949468833673651731991
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossglassoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crossglassoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:28AM
1.75
7:07PM
1.86
7:35AM
1.70
8:15PM
1.81
8:44AM
1.68
9:23PM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:29AM
0.24
12:51PM
0.18
1:35AM
0.28
1:57PM
0.21
2:40AM
0.29
3:02PM
0.22
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
Sunrise--7:22-------7:24-------7:26-----
Sunset----5:50-------5:49-------5:46---
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C88891110877671012119889111315141413
Feels °C (?)5556876443479965558911111110
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