Dunedin - St Kilda Beach surf break

Dunedin - St Kilda Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 25 May 2026 NZST
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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
12.5° C
(Which is 2.5°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 12AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)--
Afternoon (26 May)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (26 May)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Mon
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thu
28
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
3
4
5
5
5
4
4
3
3
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.1
S
11
0.9
SSW
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
S
16
1.7
SSW
10
2.3
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.4
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.4
S
15
2.4
S
15
2.3
S
14
2.2
S
14
2.1
S
13
4
SSW
13
4
SSW
13
4.5
SSW
14
5
SSW
14
3
S
16
3
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
485
469
298
196
404
336
106
177
607
2276
2868
2478
3221
2525
2412
2095
1796
1543
5005
5902
7951
10686
4966
4831
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
25
SW
20
S
20
SSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
W
30
WSW
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:54PM1.74m
12:20PM1.74m
00:42AM1.72m
1:08PM1.74m
1:28AM1.69m
Low Tide
5:37PM0.31m
6:07AM0.30m
6:35PM0.32m
7:00AM0.29m
7:28PM0.32m
7:47AM0.29m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:02
8:03
8:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:06
5:05
5:04
1
2
1
Temp °C
12
11
12
12
11
8
7
7
8
8
6
5
5
5
6
10
13
9
8
8
7
7
8
11
10
9
9
8
5
3
2
3
4
4
2
1
2
1
3
6
8
4
3
3
1
0
1
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.1
S
11
0.9
SSW
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
S
16
1.1
S
8
2.3
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.4
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.4
S
15
2.4
S
15
2.3
S
14
2.2
S
14
2.1
S
13
2.2
S
13
2.4
S
13
2.5
S
14
3
S
15
3
S
16
3
S
16
Energy kJ
485
469
298
196
404
336
106
177
148
2276
2868
2478
3221
2525
2412
2095
1796
1543
1659
2023
2584
3985
4966
4831
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
10
0.4
SSW
14
0.8
S
11
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.5
S
11
0.6
S
11
1
S
15
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
1.1
S
18
0.3
ENE
10
1
S
18
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
12
0.3
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
Energy kJ
22
20
66
157
20
20
63
89
440
19
19
766
20
635
23
26
28
14
11
10
10
10
11
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
S
16
0.5
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
Energy kJ
50
20
20
39
82
62
58
19
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
4
0.8
S
5
0.9
S
7
1.7
SSW
10
4
SSW
13
4
SSW
13
4.5
SSW
14
5
SSW
14
Energy kJ
18
33
70
607
5005
5902
7951
10686
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
7
8
9
9
5
5
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
21
109
26
15
17
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
15
17
17
32
21
17
61
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
8
9
9
9
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
5
3
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
9
4
8
9
9
9
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
9
6
7
9
6
8
9
9
9
6
6
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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