Dunedin - Taieri Mouth surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

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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
10.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Dunedin - Taieri Mouth this week:

The surf forecast for Dunedin - Taieri Mouth over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 04) at 12AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 4s. The wind is predicted to be cross-onshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Dunedin - Taieri Mouth in the next 12 days are 2.3m 10s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 10) at 9PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.0m 8s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 09) at 6PM.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)12AM (Fri 4th Jul)4.5ft (1.3m) 14s
Best Surf 9PM (Thu 10th Jul)7.5ft (2.3m) 10s
Most Powerful 9PM (Thu 10th Jul)7.5ft (2.3m) 10s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Dunedin - Taieri Mouth over the next 12 days.

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Thu
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tue
15
PMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
S
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.6
ENE
0.4
SSW
0.4
S
0.5
S
2.3
E
2.3
E
2.2
E
1.9
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)14141413131414141313131313141312612912991091010101010109912181414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)9046074935354385285544313174032732494395923612722831067414796410711067733661634505440404333260253485688766535
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
15
E
5
W
5
SW
5
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
E
5
NNE
10
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
5
NW
5
NW
5
E
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
N
5
NW
5
E
5
NNW
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
glassoffglassoncrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrossglassglassglassglassoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:32PM
1.53
10:03AM
1.51
10:25PM
1.50
10:56AM
1.52
11:16PM
1.50
11:46AM
1.56
12:04AM
1.51
12:32PM
1.61
12:49AM
1.55
1:15PM
1.66
1:31AM
1.58
1:57PM
1.71
2:11AM
1.62
2:37PM
1.76
2:51AM
1.65
3:17PM
1.78
3:30AM
1.67
3:57PM
1.80
4:11AM
1.68
4:38PM
1.79
4:53AM
1.68
5:21PM
1.78
5:38AM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:16PM
0.43
3:43AM
0.43
4:07PM
0.47
4:31AM
0.45
4:57PM
0.49
5:17AM
0.45
5:46PM
0.49
6:03AM
0.44
6:33PM
0.47
6:47AM
0.41
7:19PM
0.44
7:31AM
0.37
8:03PM
0.41
8:14AM
0.32
8:46PM
0.37
8:57AM
0.28
9:29PM
0.34
9:40AM
0.24
10:12PM
0.31
10:24AM
0.22
10:56PM
0.30
11:10AM
0.21
11:41PM
0.29
11:58AM
0.21
Thu
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tue
15
Sunrise--8:21--8:21--8:21--8:19--8:19--8:18--8:18--8:18--8:18--8:17--8:15--8:15
Sunset5:04--5:05--5:06--5:06--5:07--5:07--5:08--5:08--5:09--5:10--5:12--5:13--
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Rain (mm)
13---1---------------------2--------
Temp. °C988988879101091099988810101081010899991077978
Feels °C (?)547776666887865431146659867766855753

Short Range Forecast: Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NE by Wed morning).

Days 6-9 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed night, min 7°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Long Range Forecast: Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

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Information about the Dunedin - Taieri Mouth Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Dunedin - Taieri Mouth provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Dunedin - Taieri Mouth can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Dunedin - Taieri Mouth surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Dunedin - Taieri Mouth) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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