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Dunedin - Taieri Mouth surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 09 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
15.4° C
 (Which is 3.0°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 10PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)--
Afternoon (09 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (09 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
2
1
2
1
1
1
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
1.6
SW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
1.3
WSW
1.5
SSW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
3
SSW
3
SSW
Period(s) (?)616989151414141414131313131310151410981211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1411444181281251211652642612262071561541166768325987150067746046025462180
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
20
SSW
5
W
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
ESE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
25
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrossglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		glasscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:45PM
1.62
9:13AM
1.62
9:44PM
1.56
10:10AM
1.54
10:44PM
1.52
11:08AM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:02AM
0.33
3:32PM
0.36
3:56AM
0.41
4:24PM
0.42
4:51AM
0.47
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise-----6:00-------6:01-------6:03--
Sunset-9:30-------9:30-------9:30------
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----2103----------------
Temp. °C191814121111121422221917172021211815121111101114
Feels °C (?)1414131091011142221181614191615129544458
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