Dunedin - St Kilda Beach surf break

Dunedin - St Kilda Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 NZST
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Dunedin - St Kilda Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dunedin - St Kilda Beach sea temperature is
14.2° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dunedin - St Kilda Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Kilda Beach at 12AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)--
Afternoon (15 Apr)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (15 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.6
ESE
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.3
S
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
2
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.4
SW
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
0.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)10101099913101099101010121298899999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)45232726820516213313323422021728823020518011121301615443274433334247185135
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
5
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
0
NW
20
NE
35
WSW
30
W
35
W
40
W
40
W
55
W
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
20
W
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:20PM
1.73
1:43AM
1.79
2:04PM
1.80
2:28AM
1.83
2:49PM
1.86
3:13AM
1.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:30PM
0.28
7:57AM
0.27
8:19PM
0.21
8:43AM
0.20
9:08PM
0.15
9:29AM
0.15
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise------7:13-------7:13-------7:16-
Sunset-6:02-------6:00-------6:00------
clear
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-1-------11---17--------
Temp. °C1312109981014141199998911101011991015
Feels °C (?)111176656129421-10-4-1212555610
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