Dunedin - St Kilda Beach surf break

Dunedin - St Kilda Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 11 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
14.4° C
(Which is 2.9°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 10PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 11). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)--
Afternoon (11 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (11 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
4
3
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
SSW
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
2.1
E
2.2
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
1.9
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
Period(s) (?)1288141313131313131212131817161612131212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1468777771716151517615786811357158414951245969688599
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
ENE
5
S
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
5
S
10
SE
15
ENE
15
NE
5
NNE
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrossoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:29PM
1.63
11:50AM
1.58
12:15AM
1.68
12:35PM
1.65
12:59AM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:50PM
0.47
5:26AM
0.47
5:45PM
0.42
6:19AM
0.41
6:38PM
0.35
7:09AM
0.34
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise------7:09-------7:09-------7:11-
Sunset-6:08-------6:07-------6:05------
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------------2571-
Temp. °C161413131313151716141312121213151513131211101113
Feels °C (?)1110999912141511109881014131010117679
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