Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - St Kilda Beach today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Kilda Beach at 5AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - St Kilda Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SW 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 248 | 133 | 127 | 163 | 156 | 156 | 154 | 149 | 142 | 273 | 199 | 188 | 346 | 218 | 394 | 310 | 334 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:01AM1.71m | 3:23PM1.74m | 3:42AM1.74m | 4:05PM1.74m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:59PM0.21m | 9:18AM0.16m | 9:40PM0.18m | 10:01AM0.14m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 7 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 248 | 133 | 127 | 125 | 92 | 90 | 154 | 149 | 142 | 136 | 101 | 99 | 98 | 55 | 56 | 173 | 139 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 9 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 56 | 56 | 81 | 163 | 156 | 156 | 60 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 45 | 41 | 55 | 54 | 103 | 134 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SE 15 | ESE 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SE 16 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 15 | S 20 |
| kJ | 30 | 55 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 40 | 25 | 13 | 50 | 64 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | NE 5 | SW 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 49 | — | 29 | 273 | 199 | 188 | 346 | 218 | 394 | 310 | 334 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 22 | 180 | 22 | 24 | 22 |
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