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Dunedin - St Kilda Beach surf break

Dunedin - St Kilda Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 10 Jan 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
16.4° C
 (Which is 3.9°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 4AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (10 Jan)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (10 Jan)2ft (0.6m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
!
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SSW
2.5
SW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.1
S
Period(s) (?)16891515141414141313131313151515111099111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8579807371701631581491029934343518664448563958751297113841747972
Wind
(km/h)
0
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
5
N
5
NE
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
N
20
N
25
NW
25
WNW
25
W
35
W
40
WSW
35
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
35
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
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High Tide
/ height (m)
10:09PM
1.66
10:34AM
1.66
11:02PM
1.64
11:25AM
1.61
11:53PM
1.63
12:14PM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:59AM
0.35
4:26PM
0.37
4:53AM
0.41
5:19PM
0.41
5:50AM
0.45
6:14PM
0.43
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise---6:00-------6:01-------6:01----
Sunset-------9:29-------9:29-------9:28
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---293---------------1--
Temp. °C131313121214191817201920212118151212111012131616
Feels °C (?)12101011111418161517151616161074321451111
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