Dunedin - Taieri Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.05° S 170.21° E

Dunedin - Taieri Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunedin - Taieri Mouth sea temperature is
9.6° C
0.5° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Taieri Mouth at 10AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (12 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (12 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
669
573
536
443
437
401
312
307
246
242
181
86
85
59
31
33
32
62
61
93
203
371
499
469
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
N
5
NE
5
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
SW
5
NW
5
NNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
00:05AM1.74m
12:40PM1.92m
1:02AM1.82m
1:37PM2.02m
1:58AM1.90m
2:32PM2.08m
Low Tide
6:16AM0.14m
6:54PM0.19m
7:12AM0.05m
7:50PM0.13m
8:09AM-0.02m
8:45PM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:18
8:17
8:15
8:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:12
5:13
5:14
 mm
3
Temp °C
5
4
4
7
8
7
4
3
3
3
4
8
12
9
6
6
6
6
6
11
14
11
9
8
Feels °C
2
1
1
4
5
4
1
-1
-1
-1
-1
4
9
6
3
3
3
3
2
8
13
9
8
6
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