Dunedin - Taieri Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.05° S 170.21° E

Dunedin - Taieri Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - Taieri Mouth sea temperature is
11.4°C
2.3° 

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 (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) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Taieri Mouth at 2AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (19 Sep)6ft (1.8m)15s
Evening (19 Sep)6ft (1.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate 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 NNW by Mon morning).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
2
3
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4
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5
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
15
4
SSW
15
4.5
SSW
16
4
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
17
4.5
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2258
1994
1637
1439
1277
1321
1377
1271
1568
2803
4033
7785
9967
9246
3712
10255
1830
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
35
W
40
W
35
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:31PM1.43m
9:09AM1.51m
9:36PM1.43m
10:10AM1.52m
Low Tide
2:45AM0.54m
3:24PM0.57m
3:41AM0.53m
4:17PM0.55m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:30
6:31
 mm
1
4
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
10
9
10
11
13
15
15
13
6
5
6
5
5
9
10
9
6
Feels °C
7
6
7
7
10
11
10
7
-2
-4
-3
-4
-3
1
3
3
3
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