Dunedin - St Kilda Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.53° E

Dunedin - St Kilda Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - St Kilda Beach sea temperature is
10.3° C
1.6° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Kilda Beach at 7AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (10 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (10 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NE by Tue night).

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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)
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
0.5
SSW
15
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.2
E
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
E
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
158
142
123
120
118
126
98
70
105
140
172
155
120
109
84
68
66
Wind (km/h)
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:57AM1.71m
1:29PM1.87m
1:52AM1.76m
2:24PM1.91m
Low Tide
6:46PM0.22m
7:07AM0.13m
7:48PM0.16m
8:08AM0.07m
8:45PM0.11m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:45
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
8
8
9
9
8
9
Feels °C
5
4
4
4
5
6
6
5
4
4
2
3
2
3
3
2
3
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