Dunedin - St Kilda Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.53° E

Dunedin - St Kilda Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - St Kilda Beach sea temperature is
10.8°C
1.7° 

Dunedin - St Kilda Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Dunedin - St Kilda Beach today (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Kilda Beach at 9AM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)7ft (2.2m)14s
Afternoon (30 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Evening (30 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue night, calm by Wed night).

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.3
S
14
2.2
S
14
2.1
S
14
2
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2534
2308
2038
1770
1614
1497
1214
467
905
771
673
537
480
265
341
309
314
288
218
215
218
163
163
163
Wind (km/h)
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
5
WNW
10
E
20
NE
20
NNE
10
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
NE
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
SW
20
WSW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
7:04AM1.74m
7:31PM1.63m
8:01AM1.72m
8:30PM1.60m
9:04AM1.70m
9:34PM1.58m
Low Tide
00:49AM0.15m
1:18PM0.16m
1:37AM0.17m
2:10PM0.20m
2:28AM0.20m
3:05PM0.24m
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light rain
light rain
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Temp °C
7
6
6
8
10
13
12
12
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12
11
13
16
17
16
16
15
14
13
15
19
17
12
9
Feels °C
1
1
2
5
6
9
8
10
9
10
9
10
13
14
14
13
12
11
10
11
14
11
8
3
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