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 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunedin - St Kilda Beach sea temperature is
12.1°C
2.9° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Kilda Beach at 2PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (14 Oct)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (14 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.6
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.9
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
1.9
ESE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.8
S
7
2
S
7
2.2
S
8
2.2
S
8
2.4
S
9
2.4
S
9
2.2
S
10
2.5
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
163
158
94
93
88
92
140
226
200
237
323
447
393
392
326
278
418
594
671
942
1005
913
1583
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:10AM1.63m
7:34PM1.52m
8:01AM1.58m
8:26PM1.47m
8:54AM1.53m
9:20PM1.43m
Low Tide
1:17PM0.30m
1:32AM0.31m
2:01PM0.36m
2:16AM0.37m
2:47PM0.41m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:46
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6:45
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6:43
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8:01
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8:02
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8:04
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 mm
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
4
4
1
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1
1
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Temp °C
8
8
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
6
6
8
8
6
6
7
7
8
9
9
7
Feels °C
3
3
3
4
5
5
4
5
5
3
2
-1
-1
1
0
-2
-2
0
0
1
2
2
1
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