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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 Thursday 19 Mar 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
14.3° C
 (Which is 1.9°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 5AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (19 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (19 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
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
2
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)101089810109881313131312131414131313131314
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2091691201107012211680696392135133127121125158145135131131127125158
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
5
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
E
5
ENE
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NE
10
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNW
5
W
5
W
5
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcrosscross-
off		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		crossglassglasscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		glasscross-
on		crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:44AM
1.84
5:03PM
1.83
5:28AM
1.84
5:50PM
1.85
6:15AM
1.81
6:39PM
1.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:37PM
0.18
11:00AM
0.20
11:21PM
0.15
11:43AM
0.17
12:07AM
0.14
12:28PM
0.16
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise----7:37-------7:37-------7:39---
Sunset-------7:52-------7:51-------7:49
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C101010101114141311101110121314131111111113161515
Feels °C (?)887810131312989911101098891012141212
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