Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - St Kilda Beach today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Kilda Beach at 9PM is: 2.0m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - St Kilda Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1533 | 1901 | 2209 | 2376 | 2164 | 1699 | 1371 | 1057 | 871 | 646 | 544 | 441 | 363 | 350 | 338 | 332 | 259 | 206 | 212 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 2:36PM1.68m | 2:53AM1.62m | 3:17PM1.70m | 3:33AM1.64m | 3:57PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:56PM0.29m | 9:10AM0.23m | 9:36PM0.25m | 9:50AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 1533 | 1901 | 2209 | 2376 | 2164 | 1699 | 1371 | 1057 | 871 | 646 | 544 | 441 | 606 | 516 | 597 | 678 | 706 | 471 | 343 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | SSE 11 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | — | — | 194 | — | 363 | 350 | 338 | 332 | 259 | 206 | 212 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | S 10 | S 22 | S 22 | SE 15 | SSE 13 | S 21 |
| kJ | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 221 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 67 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | W 3 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 42 | 143 | 381 | 691 | 691 | 508 | 1132 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 21 | 187 | 3 | 258 | 258 | 289 | 390 | 517 | 220 | 173 | 65 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 20 |
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