Dunedin - St Kilda Beach surf break

Dunedin - St Kilda Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
13.7° C
(Which is 2.5°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 12AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (22 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (22 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
S
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)988888999101010101010101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4293472462002071711601641711861531561561561541221221201209292909065
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
SW
10
S
5
SSW
10
NW
15
W
15
W
10
NW
15
NW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:19PM
1.86
7:49AM
1.70
8:24PM
1.83
8:54AM
1.69
9:28PM
1.81
9:57AM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:48PM
0.15
1:25AM
0.21
1:45PM
0.20
2:24AM
0.26
2:45PM
0.24
3:26AM
0.30
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise------7:22-------7:22-------7:24-
Sunset5:51-------5:49-------5:47-------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C98888889109877671011998781115
Feels °C (?)4444444566544347876534712
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