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Dunedin - St Kilda Beach Surf Forecast
/ Otago (35 surf breaks) /
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Dunedin - St Kilda Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 25 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
13.2° C
(Which is 2.1°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 10AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - St Kilda Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | |
838 | 660 | 500 | 407 | 146 | 246 | 237 | 260 | 301 | 444 | 275 | 1241 | 3040 | 1753 | 1450 | 1334 | 1142 | 750 | 643 | 432 | 331 | 249 | 105 | 153 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:56AM1.72m | 11:25PM1.81m | 11:51AM1.75m | 00:18AM1.80m | 12:43PM1.77m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:32AM0.32m | 4:56PM0.28m | 5:36AM0.31m | 6:01PM0.28m | 6:35AM0.29m | 7:00PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:39 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
8 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 |
 kJ | 838 | 660 | 500 | 407 | 143 | 246 | 237 | 260 | 301 | 444 | 269 | 1241 | 1818 | 1753 | 1450 | 1334 | 1142 | 750 | 643 | 432 | 331 | 249 | 105 | 153 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 146 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 52 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | W 3 | SSW 11 | — | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | NNE 3 | W 2 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 275 | — | 3040 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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