Dunedin - St Kilda Beach surf break

Dunedin - St Kilda Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 07 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Dunedin - St Kilda Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dunedin - St Kilda Beach sea temperature is
15.0° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dunedin - St Kilda Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Kilda Beach at 8AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (07 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (07 Mar)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)101515161615151515151616151616151515161615151510
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)169228402520520500397402413419429429419520513612380292253309286377348325
Wind
(km/h)
0
SSW
5
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
5
ENE
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
NE
10
NE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:14PM
1.73
7:38AM
1.68
8:03PM
1.68
8:27AM
1.61
8:53PM
1.62
9:17AM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:18AM
0.28
1:38PM
0.31
2:01AM
0.35
2:19PM
0.37
2:45AM
0.42
3:03PM
0.43
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Sunrise----7:20-------7:22-------7:22---
Sunset-------8:15-------8:14-------8:12
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------319102------
Temp. °C15151514161920191413131415151612111010910121211
Feels °C (?)161514121417181913131213151516654544666
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