
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - St Kilda Beach today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Kilda Beach at 3AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - St Kilda Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
265 | 326 | 355 | 424 | 437 | 372 | 178 | 176 | 294 | 235 | 162 | 87 | 86 | 77 | 51 | 50 | 123 | 84 | 118 | 215 | 467 | 355 | 559 | 574 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 00:37AM1.52m | 1:00PM1.61m | 1:21AM1.58m | 1:43PM1.66m | 2:04AM1.65m | 2:25PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:31AM0.38m | 7:04PM0.37m | 7:23AM0.33m | 7:52PM0.31m | 8:12AM0.27m | 8:37PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 17 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 15 | SSW 15 |
265 | 326 | 355 | 424 | 437 | 372 | 119 | 89 | 294 | 235 | 162 | 87 | 86 | 77 | 51 | 50 | 62 | 49 | 36 | 215 | 467 | 355 | 559 | 574 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 4 | E 10 | — | SSW 9 | S 8 | NE 4 | NE 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 8 | — | S 17 | E 12 | NE 4 |
165 | 84 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 178 | 176 | 1 | 2 | — | 25 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 30 | 84 | 118 | 41 | — | 200 | 3 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | NE 4 | E 10 | — | S 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 10 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 |
1 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 9 | 67 | 64 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | SW 4 | SW 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | — | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 48 | 44 | 39 | 123 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 61 | 79 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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