Dunedin - St Kilda Beach surf break

Dunedin - St Kilda Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 20 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
14.8° C
(Which is 1.6°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 11PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)--
Afternoon (20 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (20 Feb)5ft (1.6m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SSW
1.9
SW
1
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
S
1.5
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SSW
2.2
SW
1.7
SSW
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.8
S
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)12118888816151516161514101088888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)438350354288224486142198184181191137125106424614353352617394121967461
Wind
(km/h)
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
20
W
10
NNW
15
NE
30
NE
35
NE
15
NW
10
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
NNW
10
NNE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:03PM
1.75
7:29AM
1.75
7:54PM
1.75
8:22AM
1.71
8:51PM
1.74
9:20AM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:14AM
0.20
1:37PM
0.23
2:01AM
0.23
2:23PM
0.25
2:52AM
0.27
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise------7:00-------7:01-------7:03-
Sunset-8:43-------8:40-------8:38------
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
11---------2--211-------
Temp. °C1412111011111214151414121212131413151210991216
Feels °C (?)6333459987111085666986671012
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