Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - St Kilda Beach today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Kilda Beach at 1AM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 2.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - St Kilda Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 3°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 9 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 494 | 1118 | 2265 | 2228 | 785 | 4353 | 3550 | 644 | 653 | 4583 | 4306 | 612 | 344 | 312 | 300 | 292 | 639 | 651 | 633 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:38PM1.61m | 00:57AM1.57m | 1:20PM1.66m | 1:39AM1.62m | 2:01PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:50PM0.38m | 7:06AM0.32m | 7:36PM0.32m | 7:52AM0.26m | 8:18PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | -3 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -4 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ENE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 494 | 1118 | 3 | 2228 | 349 | 307 | 374 | 440 | 449 | 372 | 318 | 311 | 263 | 215 | 177 | 157 | 639 | 651 | 633 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | ENE 12 | E 9 | E 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 92 | 48 | 7 | 24 | 785 | 817 | 739 | 644 | 653 | 540 | 435 | 429 | 344 | 312 | 300 | 292 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 10 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 |
| kJ | 6 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | SW 5 | SSW 15 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 59 | 2265 | 949 | 766 | 4353 | 3550 | — | — | 4583 | 4306 | 612 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 289 | 447 | 81 | 22 | 26 | 32 | 32 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
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