Dunedin - St Kilda Beach surf break

Dunedin - St Kilda Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 19 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
13.9° C
(Which is 2.6°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 7PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (19 Apr)1ft (0.3m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.9
E
0.6
SSW
2
S
2
S
2.1
S
2
S
2
S
2
S
1.8
SSE
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)1515141414101198999999999998888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12512169403717488627566670609613635471306306264225184181169200195161
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:20PM
1.92
5:46AM
1.78
6:17PM
1.89
6:46AM
1.74
7:19PM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:05AM
0.11
11:37PM
0.12
11:55AM
0.12
12:30AM
0.16
12:48PM
0.15
1:25AM
0.21
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise7:18-------7:18-------7:20-------
Sunset--5:53-------5:52-------5:51-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------11----------------
Temp. °C1010111110101098888778789988888
Feels °C (?)878876432223223244444434
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