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 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - St Kilda Beach sea temperature is
10.8° C
2.1° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Kilda Beach at 4AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (07 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (07 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sat morning, min 2°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
7
Saturday
8
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)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
338
280
244
400
282
269
259
239
194
190
148
133
130
106
106
84
84
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
10:06PM1.59m
10:38AM1.69m
11:04PM1.62m
11:36AM1.75m
Low Tide
3:56AM0.26m
4:34PM0.29m
4:58AM0.24m
5:40PM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
 mm
Temp °C
3
3
2
2
3
5
7
6
6
7
6
6
7
8
8
8
8
Feels °C
-2
-1
-3
-3
-2
1
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
2
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