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 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunedin - St Kilda Beach sea temperature is
10.8° C
2.1° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Kilda Beach at 1AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)15ft (4.5m)12s
Afternoon (04 Aug)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (04 Aug)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Mon afternoon, min 1°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
10
2.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
4
S
12
4.5
SSW
12
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
4
S
12
3
S
12
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.4
SSE
11
2.2
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
850
1706
3666
3331
3502
3937
6324
3181
2891
4179
2243
1822
1633
1400
1268
1051
889
706
591
Wind (km/h)
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
45
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:23PM1.60m
7:47AM1.58m
8:14PM1.58m
8:42AM1.60m
Low Tide
1:00PM0.26m
1:24AM0.28m
1:46PM0.27m
2:09AM0.28m
2:37PM0.29m
clear
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:54
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:35
 mm
1
3
1
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
9
5
4
3
3
3
3
5
6
6
5
3
3
1
2
4
6
4
3
Feels °C
-1
-5
-7
-7
-7
-7
-6
-4
-3
-1
-1
-2
-1
-3
-2
1
3
0
-1
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