Dunedin - Taieri Mouth surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 21 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
13.5° C
(Which is 2.3°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 9AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
0.7
E
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)999998888888881010101010871077
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)45541341235530429024620720717117114014011311613113113112315511192154170
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
5
S
10
S
5
WSW
10
SW
10
W
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
SW
5
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassglassoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:27AM
1.80
6:03PM
1.92
6:28AM
1.75
7:07PM
1.86
7:35AM
1.70
8:15PM
1.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:47AM
0.14
12:29AM
0.24
12:51PM
0.18
1:35AM
0.28
1:57PM
0.21
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
Sunrise--7:22-------7:22-------7:24-----
Sunset----5:52-------5:50-------5:49---
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C8889998888891198776711131198
Feels °C (?)4444565555568764424810965
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