Dunedin - St Kilda Beach Surf Break

Dunedin - St Kilda Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.53° E

Issued: 5 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - St Kilda Beach sea temperature is
11.0° C

1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (05 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Kilda Beach at 11PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 05). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)--
Afternoon (05 Jul)8ft (2.5m)7s
Evening (05 Jul)11ft (3.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 73mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Sun night, min 5°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun night, light winds from the E by Tue morning).

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
3 PM
6 PM
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
7
3
S
8
3.5
S
8
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.1
SE
8
2
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.6
SE
7
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
0.5
S
17
0.8
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
627
1211
1805
1983
1895
1494
1291
1115
903
769
589
470
383
285
269
341
299
232
279
314
363
371
154
372
Wind (km/h)
45
SSW
45
S
45
S
50
S
40
S
35
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
SE
25
SE
30
SSE
25
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
7:57PM1.59m
8:20AM1.53m
8:46PM1.59m
9:12AM1.57m
9:37PM1.60m
10:05AM1.62m
Low Tide
1:27PM0.32m
1:54AM0.34m
2:12PM0.32m
2:38AM0.33m
3:00PM0.32m
3:27AM0.31m
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:18
8:18
8:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:06
5:06
5:07
 mm
13
12
7
4
12
8
3
1
1
1
2
4
5
Temp °C
5
6
7
6
5
5
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
6
Feels °C
-5
-4
-3
-4
-4
-3
-1
-1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
2
0
0
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
2.4
SSE
8
2.1
SE
8
2
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.6
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
ENE
9
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
Energy kJ
209
205
160
160
160
888
877
686
653
769
589
470
383
285
194
138
104
156
279
314
363
371
250
274
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
11
0.7
SSW
19
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
10
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
17
Energy kJ
9
312
269
231
235
123
100
68
52
534
406
380
284
276
269
341
299
83
225
222
173
173
129
372
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
21
0.6
SW
19
0.8
SW
10
0.4
E
10
0.7
SW
10
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.9
SSE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.8
SSW
13
0.1
S
21
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
S
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
S
17
0.8
SSW
16
Energy kJ
44
284
130
31
94
32
20
35
35
58
58
83
47
232
9
8
64
103
154
310
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
7
3
S
8
3.5
S
8
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
8
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
SE
4
1.4
SE
5
1.7
SE
6
Energy kJ
627
1211
1805
1983
1895
1494
1291
1115
903
94
32
110
205
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
1
1
5
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
Distance (km)
258
180
173
174
223
187
187
20
20
21
21
20
20
20
3
3
2
0
0
2
17
21
187
21
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
6
9
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
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