Dunedin - St Kilda Beach surf break

Dunedin - St Kilda Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 25 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
14.8° C
(Which is 2.6°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 4PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (25 Mar)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (25 Mar)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
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
!
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
1.3
E
1.3
ENE
1.7
E
0.4
SE
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
3
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
Period(s) (?)131313141414666111013121816161515151414121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)96131127158115115115102239321817313053507873717069260117681466
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
45
NE
50
NE
50
NE
45
NE
40
NE
35
NE
40
NE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NE
5
NW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
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
offcross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:07AM
1.66
10:42PM
1.78
11:10AM
1.67
11:44PM
1.80
12:11PM
1.70
12:43AM
1.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:57PM
0.27
4:39AM
0.33
5:02PM
0.30
5:47AM
0.35
6:11PM
0.29
6:55AM
0.33
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise--------7:46-------7:48-------
Sunset---7:42-------7:39-------7:37----
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light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
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cloud
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light rain
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------3711------11-
Temp. °C131312131312131414141414141515151516181716151615
Feels °C (?)1110910108910987657810911131516141513
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