Dunedin - St Kilda Beach surf break

Dunedin - St Kilda Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 18 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
14.6° C
(Which is 1.4°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 9PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Feb)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (18 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (18 Feb)2ft (0.6m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.9
SE
0.4
SSW
0.4
ESE
0.7
SSW
0.4
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.9
SW
0.6
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.4
SW
0.9
E
1.7
SW
Period(s) (?)999916161615714127111171412121111118118
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)44333326220319819613812871705655517184131295327361298287235184371
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
E
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSE
15
NE
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
NNW
25
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcrosscross-
on
oncross-
off
crosscrossoffcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:32PM
1.74
5:57AM
1.80
6:16PM
1.75
6:42AM
1.78
7:03PM
1.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:32AM
0.25
11:47PM
0.20
12:12PM
0.23
12:30AM
0.19
12:53PM
0.23
1:14AM
0.20
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise-------6:56-------6:58--------
Sunset---8:45-------8:44-------8:43----
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------1--1--------
Temp. °C141514141414141415171615151312121314141311101010
Feels °C (?)111313141314141414151412121110766653345
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