Dunedin - St Kilda Beach surf break

Dunedin - St Kilda Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 13 Feb 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
14.8° C
(Which is 1.5°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: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 13). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (13 Feb)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (13 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.7
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
1
E
1.1
SSW
1.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)12131212121213771212121615151514141313138129
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)30161515666109402981538578113121163149139181131135379289
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
30
SW
10
SSE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
15
E
5
E
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossglassglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:41AM
1.64
2:01PM
1.58
2:26AM
1.68
2:44PM
1.61
3:09AM
1.72
3:27PM
1.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:19PM
0.46
7:56AM
0.47
8:11PM
0.42
8:45AM
0.43
8:59PM
0.36
9:30AM
0.37
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise---6:48-------6:50-------6:50----
Sunset-------8:53-------8:52-------8:51
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------4-----------------
Temp. °C151516161813111313121211131514131211101011131312
Feels °C (?)11111414157910111098910991110877876
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