Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - St Kilda Beach today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Kilda Beach at 4PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - St Kilda Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the NNW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 269 | 265 | 210 | 276 | 284 | 427 | 432 | 421 | 435 | 424 | 296 | 225 | 284 | 273 | 189 | 178 | 131 | 95 | 85 | 50 | 35 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:08PM1.74m | 3:29AM1.77m | 3:51PM1.76m | 4:13AM1.82m | 4:36PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:59AM0.21m | 9:22PM0.19m | 9:46AM0.16m | 10:06PM0.14m | 10:33AM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Temp °C | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 11 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 269 | 265 | 210 | 276 | 284 | 427 | 432 | 421 | 435 | 424 | 296 | 225 | 284 | 273 | 189 | 178 | 131 | 42 | 47 | 67 | 116 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | ENE 4 | SW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | S 18 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 108 | 103 | 103 | 2 | 14 | 43 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 95 | 85 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 10 | ENE 8 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | SSW 8 | E 13 | E 9 | — | SE 14 | E 12 | E 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 2 | — | 8 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 50 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 5 | — | SW 7 | WSW 5 | — | NE 4 | — | — | NE 9 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | — | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | — | 7 | — | 53 | 63 | — | 1 | — | — | 20 | 4 | 21 | — | 7 | 16 | 20 | 34 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 297 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 86 | 16 | 20 |
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