Dunedin - St Kilda Beach Surf Break

Dunedin - St Kilda Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.53° E

Issued: 11 am 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - St Kilda Beach sea temperature is
11.2° C

2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Kilda Beach at 7PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 01). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (01 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (01 Jul)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.3
E
14
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
184
189
178
127
123
92
96
57
58
60
74
82
82
41
41
40
35
73
49
50
51
34
54
53
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
N
5
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NW
10
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
15
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:01PM1.65m
5:18AM1.54m
5:43PM1.63m
6:01AM1.52m
6:26PM1.62m
Low Tide
10:47AM0.30m
11:16PM0.33m
11:26AM0.30m
11:54PM0.34m
12:05PM0.31m
00:33AM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:19
8:19
8:19
8:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:02
5:04
5:04
 mm
Temp °C
7
9
10
9
8
8
8
7
7
9
10
10
9
8
7
8
8
11
13
12
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
4
7
8
7
5
5
4
4
3
7
7
7
6
4
4
5
5
8
10
8
8
7
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
Energy kJ
184
189
178
127
123
92
48
47
48
50
74
82
82
54
53
53
52
73
21
33
30
38
75
96
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
NE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
NE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
SSW
13
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
13
Energy kJ
53
66
50
50
50
49
96
57
58
60
62
63
4
7
8
6
4
17
49
50
51
33
32
53
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
8
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
S
9
0.2
ENE
4
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
E
14
0.4
E
13
0.3
E
10
Energy kJ
70
50
36
24
24
14
12
1
2
2
2
2
40
41
41
40
35
67
17
16
16
34
54
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.7
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
1
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
Energy kJ
3
3
6
5
4
4
7
11
14
19
38
60
59
95
157
181
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
6
6
5
7
8
9
9
9
7
5
5
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