Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - St Kilda Beach today (16 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Kilda Beach at 12AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - St Kilda Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 4°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 327 | 383 | 336 | 256 | 302 | 367 | 643 | 901 | 943 | 1672 | 1538 | 673 | 564 | 479 | 470 | 1313 | 1252 | 912 | 2253 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:26PM1.47m | 8:54AM1.53m | 9:20PM1.43m | 9:47AM1.51m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:01PM0.36m | 2:16AM0.37m | 2:47PM0.41m | 3:02AM0.41m | 3:35PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | ESE 7 | S 13 |
| kJ | 327 | 383 | 336 | 256 | 228 | 243 | 466 | 582 | 665 | 563 | 870 | 673 | 564 | 479 | 470 | 424 | 771 | 9 | 927 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 14 | ESE 7 | — | E 7 |
| kJ | 32 | 43 | 41 | 38 | 36 | 25 | 157 | 131 | 108 | 76 | 56 | 34 | 31 | 21 | 17 | 103 | 9 | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | NE 9 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | ESE 7 | E 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 45 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 35 | 17 | 74 | 150 | 243 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 83 | 122 | 173 | 206 | 302 | 367 | 643 | 901 | 943 | 1672 | 1538 | — | — | — | — | 1313 | 1252 | 912 | 2253 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 258 | 264 | 22 | 223 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 79 | 18 | 15 |
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