Dunedin - Taieri Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.05° S 170.21° E

Dunedin - Taieri Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - Taieri Mouth sea temperature is
11.4°C
2.3° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Taieri Mouth at 9AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (19 Sep)6ft (1.8m)15s
Evening (19 Sep)8ft (2.4m)15s

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 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat night, light winds from the N by Sun night).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
3
2
2
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4
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5
5
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.4
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
15
4.5
SSW
16
4.5
SSW
16
4
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
17
5.5
SW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2.5
S
16
2.5
S
15
2.2
S
13
1.9
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.2
S
11
0.9
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1637
1439
1277
1321
1377
1254
2491
2408
4631
8687
10317
10188
4243
16508
2189
3644
2716
1568
1031
702
332
325
485
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
W
20
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
35
W
40
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
10
WNW
5
N
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
SW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:09AM1.51m
9:36PM1.43m
10:10AM1.52m
10:33PM1.45m
11:02AM1.56m
Low Tide
2:45AM0.54m
3:24PM0.57m
3:41AM0.53m
4:17PM0.55m
4:33AM0.49m
5:05PM0.50m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
6:31
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6:30
6:31
6:34
 mm
1
1
3
1
3
Temp °C
10
10
13
15
14
12
6
5
6
6
7
8
11
9
6
5
5
5
10
17
18
15
7
Feels °C
7
7
10
12
10
6
-2
-4
-3
-3
-2
0
4
3
3
2
2
1
7
13
13
11
2
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