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 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - St Kilda Beach sea temperature is
10.9° C
1.9° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Kilda Beach at 11AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (22 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (22 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night).

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
S
8
0.3
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
8
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
17
1.2
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
195
210
173
238
246
195
96
65
55
31
30
19
15
18
19
36
34
34
72
128
181
300
495
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
E
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
20
N
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
NE
15
NNE
30
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
10:33AM1.63m
10:55PM1.58m
11:23AM1.62m
11:44PM1.55m
12:11PM1.62m
Low Tide
3:58AM0.33m
4:30PM0.39m
4:54AM0.37m
5:29PM0.41m
5:50AM0.38m
6:26PM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:07
8:07
8:06
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:22
 mm
1
1
2
Temp °C
10
9
9
10
11
9
8
8
8
8
9
13
14
13
11
10
9
9
9
9
8
8
6
Feels °C
6
6
6
8
9
5
4
4
4
4
5
9
11
8
8
8
6
5
7
6
6
5
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