Dunedin - St Kilda Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.53° E

Dunedin - St Kilda Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - St Kilda Beach sea temperature is
10.8°C
2.0° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Kilda Beach at 2AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)4ft (1.2m)15s
Afternoon (05 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)17s
Evening (05 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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)
1
0
1
3
3
3
3
2
1
!
2
4
3
2
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
17
3
SW
16
1.8
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1049
904
811
742
596
813
1000
1479
1537
4039
1842
857
694
554
446
441
324
Wind (km/h)
35
W
35
W
35
W
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
20
W
30
W
35
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
0
ENE
5
ESE
20
SSE
5
SW
5
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
9:51PM1.57m
10:24AM1.70m
10:51PM1.60m
11:24AM1.75m
Low Tide
3:39AM0.25m
4:21PM0.29m
4:44AM0.24m
5:29PM0.27m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:13
6:14
 mm
1
1
1
3
3
Temp °C
8
8
9
9
10
14
15
13
11
8
7
8
8
8
7
6
6
Feels °C
-1
-1
1
4
5
10
10
5
3
3
2
5
7
6
3
4
3
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