Dunedin - St Kilda Beach Surf Break

Dunedin - St Kilda Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.53° E

Issued: 5 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - St Kilda Beach sea temperature is
10.8° C

1.7°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 (07 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Kilda Beach at 10PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 07). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)--
Afternoon (07 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (07 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon).

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
S
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.5
S
10
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.5
S
18
1.4
S
18
1.4
S
17
1.3
S
17
0.9
SSW
16
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
299
232
225
222
222
173
217
376
341
416
400
470
1026
890
768
1500
1201
1187
1004
437
724
715
288
288
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
WNW
10
WSW
20
W
35
S
25
S
20
S
30
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:37PM1.60m
10:05AM1.62m
10:30PM1.62m
10:59AM1.69m
11:23PM1.65m
11:53AM1.76m
Low Tide
3:00PM0.32m
3:27AM0.31m
3:54PM0.31m
4:20AM0.28m
4:54PM0.29m
5:19AM0.25m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:18
8:18
8:17
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:07
5:07
5:08
 mm
1
4
5
6
4
2
Temp °C
6
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
7
6
6
6
5
4
6
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
6
Feels °C
2
1
2
3
3
0
-2
-2
1
0
0
1
2
2
0
3
4
4
2
2
0
0
0
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.5
S
10
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.5
S
18
1.4
S
18
1.4
S
17
1.3
S
17
1.2
E
10
1.2
S
16
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
Energy kJ
136
81
149
181
197
240
263
255
270
297
356
470
1026
890
768
1500
1201
1187
1004
296
724
294
288
288
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
0.9
SSW
16
1.2
E
10
1.2
S
16
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
Energy kJ
299
232
225
222
222
173
129
376
341
416
400
345
338
326
320
308
308
296
296
437
305
715
122
117
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.8
ENE
10
0.9
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
S
17
0.4
ESE
6
0.1
S
24
0.9
SSW
15
0.3
S
21
0.5
S
19
0.7
S
19
0.9
SSW
18
1.3
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
0.9
S
11
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
Energy kJ
42
107
69
47
38
25
217
12
11
360
79
192
358
490
985
781
745
181
253
240
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
5
1.4
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.6
S
6
1.7
S
7
Energy kJ
64
126
87
181
271
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
3
0
2
15
20
20
20
187
20
20
17
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
5
4
4
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
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