Dunedin - Taieri Mouth surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 21 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
14.8° C
(Which is 1.9°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 (Jan 23) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 16s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Dunedin - Taieri Mouth in the next 12 days are 5.5m 13s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jan 25) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.3m 8s period and expected on Thursday (Jan 22) at 1AM.

Wave TypeTime (NZDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 1AM (Fri 23rd Jan)2ft (0.6m) 16s
Best Surf 4PM (Sat 24th Jan)10ft (3.0m) 7s
Most Powerful 4AM (Sun 25th Jan)18ft (5.5m) 13s

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

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Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
3
2
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3
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
1.8
E
1.7
SSW
3
SSW
5
S
5
S
4
S
4
SSW
4
SSW
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
1.8
SSE
1.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)11109181615141213712121211101110101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15469671232011251208801026866748270624085355829971985176713751043521287
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
25
W
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
5
NNW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:57AM
1.76
6:12PM
1.66
6:38AM
1.72
6:56PM
1.65
7:23AM
1.68
7:45PM
1.63
8:14AM
1.64
8:41PM
1.63
9:11AM
1.61
9:45PM
1.64
10:16AM
1.60
10:55PM
1.69
11:24AM
1.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:46PM
0.22
12:15PM
0.30
12:30AM
0.24
12:59PM
0.31
1:17AM
0.27
1:47PM
0.33
2:10AM
0.31
2:40PM
0.34
3:09AM
0.34
3:37PM
0.34
4:12AM
0.36
4:38PM
0.32
5:16AM
0.35
Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Sunrise--6:16--6:16--6:18--6:20--6:22--6:22--6:24
Sunset9:23--9:22--9:22--9:21--9:20--9:19--9:17--
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Rain (mm)
-342-13212312103-------3
Temp. °C171515151513141212121011111112141214131111
Feels °C (?)111113141412107964566798109911
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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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