Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - St Kilda Beach today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Kilda Beach at 7AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - St Kilda Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1533 | 904 | 355 | 336 | 317 | 383 | 272 | 274 | 264 | 270 | 404 | 418 | 431 | 437 | 176 | 133 | 131 | 218 | 165 | 87 | 87 | 51 | 84 | 247 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:52PM1.47m | 12:16PM1.57m | 00:37AM1.52m | 1:00PM1.61m | 1:21AM1.58m | 1:43PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:37AM0.42m | 6:13PM0.42m | 6:31AM0.38m | 7:04PM0.37m | 7:23AM0.33m | 7:52PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSW 15 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 861 | 904 | 338 | 230 | 228 | 383 | 272 | 274 | 264 | 270 | 404 | 418 | 431 | 437 | 121 | 111 | 67 | 218 | 165 | 87 | 87 | 51 | 50 | 50 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | NE 4 | SSW 9 | NE 4 | SSW 8 | NE 5 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 355 | 336 | 317 | 225 | 215 | 163 | 165 | 78 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 176 | 133 | 131 | — | 1 | 25 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 4 | E 10 | S 9 | NE 4 | E 11 | NE 4 | S 18 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | WNW 2 | — | SW 8 | SW 5 | SSW 8 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 1533 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 35 | 14 | 84 | 247 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 79 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 15 |
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