Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - St Kilda Beach today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Kilda Beach at 5PM is: 1.6m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - St Kilda Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | S 16 | S 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 544 | 1060 | 1317 | 2217 | 2217 | 1973 | 1726 | 1447 | 1549 | 2000 | 3102 | 7641 | 8051 | 9045 | 11370 | 11833 | 11276 | 11992 | 13508 | 4215 | 1799 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:59PM1.88m | 3:21AM1.82m | 3:49PM1.85m | 4:11AM1.81m | 4:37PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:50AM0.04m | 9:19PM0.08m | 9:40AM0.03m | 10:06PM0.07m | 10:28AM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | -1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 10 |
| kJ | 544 | 1060 | 1317 | 2217 | 2217 | 1973 | 1726 | 1447 | 1549 | 2000 | 12 | 3750 | 3847 | 4430 | 5959 | 5894 | 5947 | 5590 | 4817 | 4215 | 653 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 14 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 14 | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 17 |
| kJ | 369 | 53 | 51 | 36 | 32 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 | — | — | 14 | 14 | 14 | 1799 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 14 | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 |
| kJ | 55 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | N 4 | NW 3 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | — | — |
| kJ | 60 | 79 | 120 | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1380 | 3102 | 7641 | 8051 | 9045 | 11370 | 11833 | 11276 | 11992 | 13508 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 61 | 173 | 319 | 61 | 76 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 499 | 61 | 17 | 61 |
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