Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - St Kilda Beach today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Kilda Beach at 7PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - St Kilda Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu morning, near gales from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 303 | 298 | 242 | 237 | 186 | 167 | 128 | 126 | 97 | 93 | 393 | 2091 | 5334 | 5334 | 6240 | 5353 | 2476 | 1939 | 1429 | 1066 | 763 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:30PM1.68m | 4:47AM1.58m | 5:11PM1.67m | 5:28AM1.58m | 5:53PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:20AM0.25m | 10:47PM0.28m | 10:58AM0.24m | 11:25PM0.28m | 11:38AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | -1 | -6 | -7 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -4 | -3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 303 | 298 | 242 | 237 | 186 | 167 | 63 | 146 | 96 | 70 | 69 | 61 | 38 | 37 | 4396 | 3519 | 2476 | 1939 | 1429 | 1066 | 763 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 95 | 167 | 163 | 163 | 20 | 21 | 128 | 126 | 97 | 93 | 57 | 32 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 35 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | S 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | NE 8 | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | S 20 | SSW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 127 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 158 | 63 | 39 | 90 | 34 | 64 | 60 | 57 | 75 | 25 | — | 12 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 4 | — | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 7 | NW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | WNW 4 | W 3 |
| kJ | 19 | 24 | 4 | — | 58 | 49 | 226 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 393 | 2091 | 5334 | 5334 | 6240 | 5353 | — | 665 | 793 | 15 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 86 | 315 | 476 | 258 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 |
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