Dunedin - St Kilda Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.53° E

Dunedin - St Kilda Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunedin - St Kilda Beach sea temperature is
11.8°C
2.2° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Kilda Beach at 7AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (22 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (22 Oct)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
2
3
3
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.7
SW
8
1
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
S
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
S
17
0.9
S
13
1.1
S
15
1.1
S
15
0.6
SSW
15
1
S
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
1.8
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
294
235
205
87
87
69
130
47
131
84
118
167
154
268
581
551
179
447
350
115
158
158
213
1190
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
N
10
WNW
10
WNW
20
WSW
15
SW
25
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
NW
10
N
0
W
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
NNE
5
NE
0
WSW
5
E
10
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
1:21AM1.58m
1:43PM1.66m
2:04AM1.65m
2:25PM1.71m
2:46AM1.72m
3:08PM1.74m
Low Tide
7:23AM0.33m
7:52PM0.31m
8:12AM0.27m
8:37PM0.25m
8:59AM0.21m
9:22PM0.19m
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:28
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Temp °C
13
12
14
17
20
19
16
13
11
11
11
15
18
21
20
17
15
13
13
17
20
22
20
15
Feels °C
10
9
11
14
15
16
12
10
8
10
9
14
16
19
18
16
13
12
11
16
18
21
18
12
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