Dunedin - St Kilda Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.53° E

Dunedin - St Kilda Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 10 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - St Kilda Beach sea temperature is
12.9°C
2.6° 

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 (10 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Kilda Beach at 8PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 10). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (10 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (10 Nov)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue morning, calm by Wed morning).

Tue
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Fri
13
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
4
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
8
0.8
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
2.2
SW
9
2.4
SW
10
1.3
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
65
41
46
20
20
49
50
51
191
163
177
228
249
179
186
172
167
165
307
747
1207
387
505
313
Wind (km/h)
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
5
WNW
5
S
10
SE
10
SSE
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
15
W
10
S
15
SW
15
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:30PM1.61m
5:55AM1.68m
6:15PM1.56m
6:41AM1.63m
7:02PM1.51m
Low Tide
11:29AM0.25m
11:42PM0.25m
12:10PM0.29m
00:23AM0.29m
12:51PM0.33m
1:04AM0.33m
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cloud
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cloud
light rain
light rain
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light rain
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
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6:03
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5:58
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8:39
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8:42
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8:45
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2
2
5
1
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Temp °C
10
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
14
14
13
13
12
12
13
13
12
14
16
15
12
11
9
10
Feels °C
4
5
5
5
7
9
11
11
14
12
12
12
9
10
13
11
9
10
13
11
8
9
6
8
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