Dunedin - St Kilda Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.53° E

Dunedin - St Kilda Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - St Kilda Beach sea temperature is
12.2°C
2.9° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Kilda Beach at 10PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)--
Afternoon (14 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (14 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 4°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
5
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.1
E
7
1.4
E
7
2
SE
7
1.9
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.8
S
7
1.9
S
8
2
S
8
2.1
S
9
2.1
S
9
2.2
S
9
2.5
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
66
71
104
119
143
113
200
407
419
382
362
287
330
420
533
645
718
828
1613
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:34PM1.52m
8:01AM1.58m
8:26PM1.47m
8:54AM1.53m
9:20PM1.43m
Low Tide
1:17PM0.30m
1:32AM0.31m
2:01PM0.36m
2:16AM0.37m
2:47PM0.41m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:45
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6:43
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8:01
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8:02
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8:04
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 mm
1
2
1
2
3
3
7
7
5
1
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1
1
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Temp °C
10
9
9
9
9
8
8
7
6
8
8
7
7
6
7
8
9
8
7
Feels °C
5
5
5
5
5
3
3
1
-1
0
0
-1
-1
-1
1
1
2
2
2
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