Dunedin - Taieri Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.05° S 170.21° E

Dunedin - Taieri Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - Taieri Mouth sea temperature is
10.4°C
1.5° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Taieri Mouth at 11AM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (31 Aug)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (31 Aug)13ft (4.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 3°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon morning, calm by Wed night).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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)
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3
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5
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
4
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
13
5
SSW
13
4.5
SSW
11
2.5
S
12
4
SW
12
2.5
S
12
2.4
S
12
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
12
2
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4570
4623
5169
6091
5345
5239
4134
3930
4343
7736
6839
7864
5468
2246
4918
1942
1792
1958
1633
1179
911
690
563
Wind (km/h)
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
4:23AM1.74m
4:47PM1.73m
5:07AM1.73m
5:31PM1.69m
5:57AM1.71m
6:22PM1.64m
Low Tide
10:39AM0.22m
11:02PM0.27m
11:27AM0.27m
11:51PM0.31m
12:22PM0.33m
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:08
6:09
 mm
3
2
5
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
6
5
4
5
5
4
4
3
4
3
3
7
10
10
10
10
8
6
10
13
14
14
12
Feels °C
-2
-3
-4
-4
-4
-4
-3
-4
-4
-4
-3
1
4
4
4
4
3
2
6
10
11
10
9
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