
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - St Kilda Beach today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Kilda Beach at 10AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - St Kilda Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
865 | 469 | 488 | 396 | 339 | 280 | 240 | 254 | 195 | 210 | 235 | 238 | 246 | 192 | 96 | 65 | 55 | 33 | 30 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 19 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:40AM1.65m | 10:04PM1.62m | 10:33AM1.63m | 10:55PM1.58m | 11:23AM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:04AM0.28m | 3:32PM0.33m | 3:58AM0.33m | 4:30PM0.39m | 4:54AM0.37m | 5:29PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | NE 6 | ENE 6 |
865 | 469 | 488 | 396 | 339 | 280 | 240 | 254 | 195 | 210 | 235 | 238 | 246 | 192 | 41 | 43 | 36 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 11 | 32 | 29 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SSW 13 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 |
54 | 137 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 96 | 65 | 55 | 33 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 12 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 11 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 |
— | 54 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 31 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | WNW 3 | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
— | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 18 | 25 | 53 | 53 | 23 | 32 | 58 | 72 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 9 |
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