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 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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

1.8°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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Kilda Beach at 5PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 02). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (02 Jul)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
14
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.5
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
0.4
E
13
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.8
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
60
62
82
82
40
40
40
35
49
49
50
51
34
54
53
51
74
76
66
106
102
109
187
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
SW
5
S
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
5:43PM1.63m
6:01AM1.52m
6:26PM1.62m
6:45AM1.51m
7:11PM1.60m
Low Tide
11:26AM0.30m
11:54PM0.34m
12:05PM0.31m
00:33AM0.34m
12:45PM0.32m
1:13AM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:19
8:19
8:18
8:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:04
5:04
5:05
 mm
2
4
2
1
Temp °C
8
9
10
10
9
8
8
8
9
10
13
12
11
10
10
10
11
12
13
11
11
7
7
8
Feels °C
5
6
7
7
6
4
5
5
6
7
10
8
7
7
7
6
7
8
9
7
9
0
0
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
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
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
9
2
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
Energy kJ
48
50
52
82
82
54
53
53
52
49
49
32
30
40
53
75
104
121
132
516
732
834
555
318
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.8
E
12
Energy kJ
58
60
62
63
5
7
8
8
4
12
18
50
51
33
32
53
51
74
76
66
106
102
94
187
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
E
14
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.1
SW
13
0.4
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
7
Energy kJ
1
1
2
3
40
40
40
40
35
17
17
16
16
34
54
31
19
24
24
66
81
7
109
40
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.5
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
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
0.6
WSW
3
0.7
SW
6
1.1
SW
7
Energy kJ
5
5
7
8
12
18
22
33
52
69
86
109
139
209
214
263
7
41
111
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
3
15
15
22
24
22
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
3
3
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
5
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
9
8
7
6
6
6
8
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
7
4
5
5
5
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