Dunedin - St Kilda Beach surf break

Dunedin - St Kilda Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 NZST
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Dunedin - St Kilda Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dunedin - St Kilda Beach sea temperature is
13.7° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dunedin - St Kilda Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Kilda Beach at 4AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (21 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SSE
2
S
1.6
S
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
S
1.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)89999998888899101010101010101087
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)445646402525463463407347246200200165160166177225192192196156153145124113
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
SW
10
S
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:17PM
1.89
6:46AM
1.74
7:19PM
1.86
7:49AM
1.70
8:24PM
1.83
8:54AM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:30AM
0.16
12:48PM
0.15
1:25AM
0.21
1:45PM
0.20
2:24AM
0.26
2:45PM
0.24
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise----7:20-------7:22-------7:22---
Sunset------5:51-------5:49-------5:47-
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C888789988888891098766710119
Feels °C (?)333334544445457764334787
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