Dunedin - St Kilda Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.53° E

Dunedin - St Kilda Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - St Kilda Beach sea temperature is
10.8°C
2.0° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Kilda Beach at 1AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 1.6m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)7ft (2.2m)13s
Afternoon (02 Sep)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (02 Sep)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the W by Fri morning).

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
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3
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4
4
4
4
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SSW
13
5
SSW
13
2.5
S
13
3
S
16
2.5
S
15
2.4
S
13
2.2
S
13
2
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6501
8210
2005
3794
3307
1971
1555
1206
915
687
553
401
332
259
202
163
167
304
280
Wind (km/h)
35
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
25
W
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
W
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
N
20
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:54PM1.61m
7:21AM1.65m
7:49PM1.58m
8:20AM1.65m
8:49PM1.56m
Low Tide
12:37PM0.20m
00:58AM0.22m
1:26PM0.23m
1:46AM0.24m
2:19PM0.26m
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7:05
7:03
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6:07
6:08
6:09
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Temp °C
11
10
10
11
10
7
9
14
16
15
13
12
11
11
12
13
14
15
14
Feels °C
3
3
3
3
4
3
5
11
13
11
10
10
9
10
10
10
11
11
10
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