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 am 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - St Kilda Beach sea temperature is
10.3° C
1.6° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Kilda Beach at 4PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 14). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s 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 (14 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (14 Aug)2ft (0.6m)18s
Evening (14 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
3
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
4
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
19
0.6
S
18
0.8
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
2.1
SW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
S
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
15
1.5
S
15
1.5
S
15
1.6
S
16
1.6
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.4
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
81
277
230
408
625
603
561
2185
807
1417
1347
882
1131
1088
1060
1088
1330
1314
1131
1102
904
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NE
15
NE
5
NNE
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
WNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
5:03PM1.87m
5:27AM1.79m
5:56PM1.81m
6:21AM1.75m
6:49PM1.73m
Low Tide
10:48AM0.01m
11:17PM0.07m
11:38AM0.05m
00:04AM0.11m
12:26PM0.12m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:37
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
5:47
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
12
13
11
10
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
7
4
5
3
3
6
7
6
5
Feels °C
7
10
10
9
8
7
7
2
1
2
1
1
2
-1
1
-2
-1
1
2
3
2
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