Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - St Kilda Beach today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Kilda Beach at 9AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - St Kilda Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | ESE 8 | E 7 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | E 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 20 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 169 | 159 | 143 | 134 | 106 | 77 | 81 | 107 | 44 | 21 | 30 | 29 | 64 | 61 | 97 | 89 | 85 | 90 | 154 | 146 | 131 | 181 | 124 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:52AM1.76m | 2:24PM1.91m | 2:46AM1.80m | 3:17PM1.92m | 3:40AM1.82m | 4:10PM1.91m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:08AM0.07m | 8:45PM0.11m | 9:05AM0.02m | 9:38PM0.07m | 9:58AM-0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 7 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | E 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 169 | 159 | 143 | 134 | 106 | 77 | 81 | 107 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 64 | 61 | 666 | 586 | 463 | 495 | 442 | 383 | 311 | 290 | 137 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 16 | SSE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 19 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 114 | 67 | 65 | 61 | 31 | 29 | 50 | 22 | 44 | 21 | 20 | 29 | 8 | 8 | 97 | 89 | 85 | 90 | 154 | 146 | 131 | 181 | 112 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SE 10 | SSW 16 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | S 16 |
| kJ | 33 | 66 | 62 | 60 | 56 | 52 | 16 | 48 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 124 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 35 | 53 | 71 | 128 | 326 | 450 | 584 | 698 | 696 | 627 | 1145 | 1270 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 141 | 103 | 103 | 176 | 173 | 173 | 220 | 180 | 65 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
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