Dunedin - Taieri Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.05° S 170.21° E

Dunedin - Taieri Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - Taieri Mouth sea temperature is
10.7°C
1.7° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Taieri Mouth at 8AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (30 Aug)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (30 Aug)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue night, min 3°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
2
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
3
SW
13
4.5
SSW
12
2.5
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
850
1422
943
2258
4585
4324
4096
3599
3761
4100
4558
4919
5273
4824
7773
6002
3287
3546
6020
5501
3651
5815
2210
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
35
W
40
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
30
WSW
30
W
25
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
Wind State
off
off
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:43AM1.74m
4:06PM1.77m
4:23AM1.74m
4:47PM1.73m
5:07AM1.73m
5:31PM1.69m
Low Tide
9:55AM0.18m
10:18PM0.25m
10:39AM0.22m
11:02PM0.27m
11:27AM0.27m
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7:13
7:11
7:09
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6:06
6:07
6:08
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3
1
2
2
4
2
5
4
2
2
3
1
2
1
Temp °C
10
8
9
8
8
6
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
3
3
4
4
6
9
8
7
Feels °C
2
2
3
0
-1
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-4
-2
-3
-3
-4
-4
-3
-1
3
2
3
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