Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Taieri Mouth today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Taieri Mouth at 5AM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Taieri Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1029 | 1004 | 1895 | 1841 | 1497 | 1298 | 980 | 846 | 628 | 291 | 438 | 286 | 401 | 389 | 308 | 204 | 204 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:52AM1.67m | 2:16PM1.77m | 2:28AM1.70m | 2:52PM1.79m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:43PM0.33m | 7:56AM0.24m | 8:21PM0.29m | 8:34AM0.19m | 8:59PM0.25m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 957 | 956 | 1895 | 1841 | 1497 | 1298 | 980 | 846 | 628 | 291 | 576 | 454 | 474 | 539 | 625 | 573 | 386 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | — | — | S 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 1029 | 1004 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 5 | — | — | 238 | 213 | 438 | 286 | 401 | 389 | 308 | 204 | 204 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 24 | — | SSW 12 | S 22 | S 22 | SE 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | 127 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 48 | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 20 | 78 | 240 | 558 | 946 | 1040 | 654 | 971 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 262 | 32 | 262 | 262 | 317 | 216 | 539 | 193 | 193 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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