Dunedin - St Kilda Beach surf break

Dunedin - St Kilda Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 24 Feb 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 1.8°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 5AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (24 Feb)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (24 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)18s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
1
SW
0.5
SE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
1
SSW
0.5
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)111111511111110181616161616151515151414141366
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3130305360797671102891472011961911861261231671631163961029497
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
S
10
SE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
20
NE
10
N
5
W
15
SW
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:52PM
1.74
10:21AM
1.65
10:54PM
1.75
11:22AM
1.66
11:56PM
1.78
12:23PM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:48AM
0.31
4:11PM
0.29
4:50AM
0.34
5:14PM
0.30
5:58AM
0.35
6:21PM
0.29
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise----7:05-------7:05-------7:07---
Sunset-------8:36-------8:34-------8:31
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-11---------------1431--
Temp. °C171413121415141311111010131820201918141311111111
Feels °C (?)131099101111107766913151618171275556
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