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Dunedin - St Kilda Beach Surf Forecast
/ Otago (35 surf breaks) /
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Dunedin - St Kilda Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
13.1° C
(Which is 2.4°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 1PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (06 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - St Kilda Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | |
276 | 215 | 215 | 163 | 163 | 160 | 158 | 158 | 113 | 110 | 105 | 93 | 94 | 96 | 97 | 63 | 96 | 104 | 101 | 99 | 98 | 86 | 61 | 101 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:07AM1.49m | 7:32PM1.57m | 7:56AM1.47m | 8:23PM1.56m | 8:47AM1.46m | 9:13PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:47AM0.42m | 12:59PM0.42m | 1:29AM0.45m | 1:42PM0.44m | 2:14AM0.47m | 2:28PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:23 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 13 | S 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
 kJ | 276 | 215 | 215 | 163 | 163 | 160 | 158 | 158 | 113 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 53 | 102 | 104 | 84 | 141 | 100 | 93 | 98 | 86 | 731 | 1526 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | NE 7 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 20 | S 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 1 | 9 | 20 | 26 | 36 | 42 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 110 | 105 | 93 | 94 | 96 | 97 | 63 | 96 | 104 | 101 | 99 | 8 | 49 | 57 | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 20 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 61 | 101 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | 11 | 26 | 58 | 47 | 39 | 45 | 124 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 95 | 184 | 1930 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
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