Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - St Kilda Beach today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Kilda Beach at 11AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - St Kilda Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 62 | 84 | 110 | 167 | 232 | 145 | 145 | 126 | 176 | 207 | 149 | 142 | 114 | 38 | 97 | 90 | 114 | 146 | 106 | 92 | 66 | 54 | 50 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:01AM1.66m | 12:33PM1.81m | 00:57AM1.71m | 1:29PM1.87m | 1:52AM1.76m | 2:24PM1.91m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:03AM0.19m | 6:46PM0.22m | 7:07AM0.13m | 7:48PM0.16m | 8:08AM0.07m | 8:45PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | SSE 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 62 | 45 | 64 | 47 | 127 | 145 | 145 | 126 | 68 | 207 | 149 | 142 | 114 | 38 | 62 | 79 | 103 | 93 | 106 | 92 | 66 | 54 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | NE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 18 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 36 | 36 | 59 | 89 | 71 | 44 | 42 | 80 | 23 | 38 | 38 | 42 | 36 | 25 | 93 | 90 | 114 | 66 | 64 | 44 | 43 | 29 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 13 | SSE 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 35 | 35 | 35 | 14 | 132 | 127 | 118 | 126 | 123 | 120 | 118 | 65 | 61 | 37 | 23 | 11 | 33 | 31 | 62 | 60 | 56 | 52 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 7 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 57 | 84 | 110 | 167 | 232 | — | — | — | 176 | — | — | — | — | — | 97 | 19 | 12 | 146 | 17 | 38 | 65 | 71 | 96 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 220 | 173 | 65 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 187 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 65 | 65 | 103 | 141 | 141 | 103 |
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