Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - St Kilda Beach today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Kilda Beach at 5PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - St Kilda Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, near gales from the W by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | S 18 | S 18 | ESE 14 | SSW 17 | WSW 6 | SW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 279 | 223 | 198 | 158 | 159 | 125 | 96 | 96 | 71 | 49 | 45 | 52 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 36 | 99 | 207 | 833 | 2623 | 3550 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 10:51AM1.56m | 11:14PM1.49m | 11:40AM1.56m | 00:01AM1.50m | 12:27PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:49PM0.45m | 5:09AM0.42m | 5:48PM0.44m | 6:06AM0.40m | 6:42PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Feels °C | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | -6 | -6 | -5 | -5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 279 | 223 | 198 | 158 | 159 | 125 | 96 | 96 | 71 | 49 | 45 | 27 | 26 | 15 | 60 | 79 | 112 | 65 | 57 | 45 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ESE 11 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSW 13 | NE 5 | S 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | S 18 | S 18 | ESE 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 41 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 52 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 36 | 99 | 90 | 151 | 35 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | E 10 | SSW 14 | ESE 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 4 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 15 | SE 16 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | — | 7 | 21 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 36 | 36 | 36 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NW 3 | W 3 | WSW 6 | SW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | — | — | 10 | 11 | 23 | 74 | 124 | 88 | 158 | 3 | 3 | 207 | 833 | 2623 | 3550 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 480 | 480 | 315 | 316 |
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