Dunedin - St Kilda Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.53° E

Dunedin - St Kilda Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - St Kilda Beach sea temperature is
13.9°C
4.1° 

Dunedin - St Kilda Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Dunedin - St Kilda Beach today (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Kilda Beach at 10AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (28 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (28 Oct)4ft (1.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
1
4
3
0
2
0
2
2
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2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
10
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
2.2
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
10
1.7
SSW
10
3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
14
3
SSW
10
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
318
343
424
425
472
656
573
1868
1886
2379
2415
2466
2775
2991
625
625
3682
828
1641
2297
1883
2517
2402
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WSW
20
W
30
WSW
25
W
30
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
40
WSW
45
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:51AM1.84m
6:16PM1.71m
6:46AM1.82m
7:12PM1.67m
7:45AM1.80m
8:14PM1.64m
Low Tide
12:11PM0.11m
00:28AM0.10m
1:02PM0.13m
1:19AM0.12m
1:56PM0.17m
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6:22
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6:18
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8:21
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8:22
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6
3
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1
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1
1
2
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Temp °C
6
7
10
15
17
15
11
7
7
7
10
10
10
9
7
6
7
7
6
7
7
7
5
Feels °C
2
2
4
9
12
10
7
2
0
1
2
2
2
0
-1
-1
0
0
-1
-3
-4
-3
-4
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