Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - St Kilda Beach today (27 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Kilda Beach at 10PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - St Kilda Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, near gales from the W by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 871 | 646 | 544 | 449 | 357 | 350 | 338 | 332 | 259 | 206 | 249 | 237 | 401 | 83 | 111 | 1326 | 337 | 437 | 374 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:17PM1.70m | 3:33AM1.64m | 3:57PM1.71m | 4:14AM1.65m | 4:38PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:36PM0.25m | 9:50AM0.20m | 10:14PM0.23m | 10:30AM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | -3 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 9 | S 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 871 | 646 | 544 | 449 | 513 | 350 | 548 | 561 | 587 | 550 | 408 | 242 | 184 | 116 | 78 | 334 | 337 | 437 | 374 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 9 | SSW 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 238 | 302 | 357 | 221 | 338 | 332 | 259 | 206 | 249 | 167 | 98 | 83 | 111 | 59 | 49 | 44 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 16 | S 22 | S 22 | SE 15 | SSE 13 | S 20 | SW 7 | SW 8 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 56 | 8 | 38 | 72 | 50 | 49 | 18 | 67 | 107 | 103 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 5 | SW 7 | SW 8 | W 2 | SW 6 | SW 10 | — | — | NW 3 |
| kJ | 326 | 595 | 720 | 459 | 1019 | 561 | 1124 | — | 3 | 4 | 57 | 237 | 401 | 1 | 32 | 1326 | — | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 576 | 220 | 173 | 65 | 2 | 65 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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