Dunedin - St Kilda Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.53° E

Dunedin - St Kilda Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - St Kilda Beach sea temperature is
10.6°C
1.7° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Kilda Beach at 2PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (14 Sep)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (14 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
9
0.7
SSW
15
1
S
9
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
369
305
239
222
165
163
158
113
108
99
98
96
66
67
57
67
67
98
102
237
293
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
10
S
10
WNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
High Tide
6:17PM1.65m
6:43AM1.66m
7:08PM1.58m
7:36AM1.60m
8:02PM1.51m
Low Tide
12:00PM0.17m
00:19AM0.20m
12:45PM0.25m
1:04AM0.28m
1:32PM0.33m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:23
6:24
6:25
 mm
1
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
11
13
16
15
13
13
13
12
12
15
18
16
13
11
11
11
8
8
7
7
6
Feels °C
9
10
13
13
11
10
10
9
10
12
15
14
10
8
8
7
2
4
2
4
3
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