Dunedin - St Kilda Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.53° E

Dunedin - St Kilda Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - St Kilda Beach sea temperature is
10.7° C
1.7° 

Dunedin - St Kilda Beach 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 - St Kilda Beach today (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 19s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Kilda Beach at 11AM is: 2.4m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 15s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)8ft (2.5m)19s
Afternoon (18 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)18s
Evening (18 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)16s

Table - waves today at Dunedin - St Kilda Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
5
5
5
4
5
5
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
S
20
2.5
S
19
2.5
S
19
2.4
S
18
2.3
S
18
2.1
S
17
2
S
16
2
S
16
2
S
16
2
S
15
2
S
15
1.9
S
15
2
S
14
2.1
S
14
2.2
S
15
2.3
S
18
2.5
S
19
2.5
S
18
2.5
S
18
2.3
S
17
2.2
S
16
2.1
S
14
1.9
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4063
4535
4348
3675
3231
2550
2079
2027
1952
1757
1733
1568
1686
1779
2061
3274
4692
4494
3802
2968
2314
1797
1313
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
W
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NE
15
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:49AM1.76m
7:20PM1.80m
7:47AM1.73m
8:16PM1.73m
8:45AM1.69m
Low Tide
00:30AM0.10m
12:51PM0.10m
1:21AM0.16m
1:43PM0.17m
2:12AM0.22m
2:37PM0.26m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:11
8:11
8:10
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
5:17
 mm
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
12
13
11
11
10
10
9
8
9
10
8
7
8
8
7
8
9
10
8
7
Feels °C
4
4
4
7
9
7
7
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
3
4
4
3
4
6
8
4
4
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