
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - Taieri Mouth today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Taieri Mouth at 2PM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - Taieri Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat night, light winds from the N by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1637 | 1439 | 1277 | 1321 | 1377 | 1254 | 2491 | 2408 | 4631 | 8687 | 10317 | 10188 | 4243 | 16508 | 2189 | 3644 | 2716 | 1568 | 1031 | 702 | 332 | 325 | 485 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:09AM1.51m | 9:36PM1.43m | 10:10AM1.52m | 10:33PM1.45m | 11:02AM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:45AM0.54m | 3:24PM0.57m | 3:41AM0.53m | 4:17PM0.55m | 4:33AM0.49m | 5:05PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 7 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 6 | -2 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 11 | SSW 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 15 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 |
1637 | 1439 | 1277 | 1321 | 1377 | 1254 | 48 | 2408 | 44 | 25 | 25 | 12 | 4243 | 1273 | 1007 | 3644 | 2716 | 1568 | 1031 | 702 | 332 | 325 | 485 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 6 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NE 6 | S 9 |
22 | 96 | 71 | 68 | 64 | 49 | 5 | 32 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 2811 | 2189 | 11 | 11 | 220 | 275 | 246 | 325 | 21 | 81 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | — | E 11 | NE 4 | NE 5 | SE 10 | — | NE 6 |
98 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | — | — | 9 | 7 | 14 | 4 | — | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NNW 3 | NE 5 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | W 3 | SW 15 | WSW 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 10 | SW 16 | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | S 10 | SW 7 |
45 | 7 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 2491 | 56 | 4631 | 8687 | 10317 | 10188 | 1339 | 16508 | — | — | — | 11 | 29 | 42 | 25 | 225 | 128 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 100 | 366 | 347 | 346 | 342 | 663 | 1061 | 216 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 4 |
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