Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - St Kilda Beach today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Kilda Beach at 2PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - St Kilda Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the NW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
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9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1649 | 3951 | 3102 | 3852 | 8597 | 9152 | 11523 | 11612 | 11420 | 14995 | 4511 | 3977 | 1467 | 6118 | 3544 | 1061 | 1132 | 6281 | 2157 | 955 | 797 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:49PM1.85m | 4:11AM1.81m | 4:37PM1.80m | 5:01AM1.78m | 5:27PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:40AM0.03m | 10:06PM0.07m | 10:28AM0.06m | 10:51PM0.09m | 11:14AM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 0 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | SSW 17 | E 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 11 | S 14 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 1649 | 1842 | 12 | 5 | 4109 | 4430 | 5848 | 6305 | 5947 | 5262 | 4511 | 3977 | 976 | 3459 | 14 | 1003 | 991 | 917 | 2157 | 955 | 797 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 14 | E 14 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 17 | E 13 | — | E 13 | E 13 | SSW 16 | E 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 14 | 14 | 14 | 1467 | 14 | — | 13 | 13 | 839 | 3 | 566 | 500 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 14 | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | — | — | — | — | E 13 | — | E 13 | E 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | NW 4 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 14 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3951 | 3102 | 3852 | 8597 | 9152 | 11523 | 11612 | 11420 | 14995 | — | — | 12 | 6118 | 3544 | 1061 | 1132 | 6281 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 61 | 173 | 319 | 173 | 76 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 539 | 61 | 17 | 61 | 76 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 83 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
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