Dunedin - St Kilda Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.53° E

Dunedin - St Kilda Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - St Kilda Beach sea temperature is
11.1°C
2.0° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Kilda Beach at 12PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.1m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 03). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (03 Oct)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (03 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
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0
0
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
1.8
S
14
1.4
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
9
0.7
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
S
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2219
2922
3500
3549
2907
1335
434
496
392
371
307
251
251
226
226
180
88
141
138
118
169
172
154
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
5
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
WSW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
10
N
15
NE
20
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:08AM1.70m
10:38PM1.59m
11:12AM1.72m
11:39PM1.62m
12:12PM1.76m
Low Tide
3:25AM0.22m
4:05PM0.27m
4:27AM0.23m
5:10PM0.28m
5:34AM0.23m
6:17PM0.26m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
7
8
9
10
9
9
7
6
6
5
8
11
11
9
8
8
8
8
10
13
13
10
10
Feels °C
1
2
2
4
3
6
5
3
3
2
6
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
6
8
7
4
6
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