Dunedin - St Kilda Beach surf break

Dunedin - St Kilda Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 19 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
14.6° C
(Which is 1.4°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 9PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (19 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (19 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
0
0
1
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SE
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSE
1.4
SW
0.8
SSW
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.7
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SSW
1.9
SW
2.1
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)714778111113121212118888816151516161414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)717040181667147173356396441350304273261511608198184181191188163452
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
20
NE
15
NNE
5
NNE
20
WSW
25
W
30
W
35
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
10
NW
15
NE
30
NE
35
NE
25
NNE
10
NW
15
NW
25
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
oncross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:16PM
1.75
6:42AM
1.78
7:03PM
1.75
7:29AM
1.75
7:54PM
1.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:12PM
0.23
12:30AM
0.19
12:53PM
0.23
1:14AM
0.20
1:37PM
0.23
2:01AM
0.23
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise-------6:58--------7:00-------
Sunset---8:44-------8:43-------8:40----
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----113--11---------1--
Temp. °C151618151414131213141311101010101214151514121112
Feels °C (?)1314171212131076642233591098101086
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