Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - St Kilda Beach today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Kilda Beach at 12PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - St Kilda Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 883 | 849 | 975 | 1254 | 1567 | 1749 | 1641 | 1441 | 1108 | 978 | 714 | 845 | 892 | 860 | 507 | 1648 | 1525 | 4149 | 3111 | 8777 | 3486 | 10955 | 2027 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:24AM1.52m | 9:49PM1.44m | 10:17AM1.52m | 10:40PM1.45m | 11:06AM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:38AM0.40m | 3:12PM0.44m | 3:31AM0.44m | 4:08PM0.46m | 4:27AM0.44m | 5:05PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 8 | -4 | -5 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 11 | SSW 15 | SE 11 | SSW 16 | ESE 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 883 | 849 | 975 | 1254 | 1567 | 1749 | 1641 | 1441 | 1108 | 978 | 714 | 845 | 892 | 860 | 507 | 32 | 1525 | 33 | 3111 | 24 | 3486 | 1456 | 847 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 17 | SE 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 11 | NE 6 | SE 12 | NE 7 | ESE 11 | — | ESE 11 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 68 | 83 | 108 | 99 | 96 | 129 | 147 | 132 | 16 | 18 | 154 | 68 | 17 | 18 | 48 | 5 | 34 | 2 | 24 | — | 12 | 2605 | 2027 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | ESE 12 | SE 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 6 | E 12 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 29 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 98 | 71 | 20 | 15 | 63 | 48 | 9 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | — | — | W 4 | SW 10 | SSW 15 | WSW 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 15 | 13 | 56 | 46 | 40 | — | — | 18 | 310 | 1648 | 83 | 4149 | 1641 | 8777 | 1906 | 10955 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 173 | 315 | 527 | 173 | 447 | 612 | 900 | 315 | 15 |
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