Dunedin - St Kilda Beach surf break

Dunedin - St Kilda Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 19 Apr 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
13.7° C
(Which is 2.4°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 11PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)--
Afternoon (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (19 Apr)1ft (0.3m)14s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
SSW
1.8
S
1.8
S
2
S
1.8
S
1.6
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
Period(s) (?)141414811109998999999998999910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6940373166593506621493333408340348356311264220181140276326325388440
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:20PM
1.92
5:46AM
1.78
6:17PM
1.89
6:46AM
1.74
7:19PM
1.86
7:49AM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:37PM
0.12
11:55AM
0.12
12:30AM
0.16
12:48PM
0.15
1:25AM
0.21
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise------7:18-------7:20-------7:22-
Sunset5:53-------5:52-------5:51-------
cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----11------------------
Temp. °C11101010109888778788998888889
Feels °C (?)877653222233233443344334
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