Dunedin - St Kilda Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.53° E

Dunedin - St Kilda Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - St Kilda Beach sea temperature is
10.9° C
2.2° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Kilda Beach at 10AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (06 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sat morning, min 2°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1
SE
11
0.7
S
16
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
424
415
325
276
233
254
338
280
244
393
282
269
259
239
190
190
148
133
130
106
106
82
84
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:40AM1.64m
10:06PM1.59m
10:38AM1.69m
11:04PM1.62m
11:36AM1.75m
Low Tide
3:00AM0.27m
3:32PM0.30m
3:56AM0.26m
4:34PM0.29m
4:58AM0.24m
5:40PM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:48
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:38
 mm
Temp °C
3
3
3
5
6
4
3
3
2
2
3
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
8
8
7
7
Feels °C
-1
0
0
2
2
0
-1
-1
-3
-3
-2
1
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
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