Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - St Kilda Beach today (24 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Kilda Beach at 9PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - St Kilda Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, strong winds from the NE by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 597 | 1232 | 1232 | 892 | 886 | 773 | 949 | 1254 | 1207 | 1191 | 3705 | 1095 | 1001 | 874 | 1016 | 1018 | 1692 | 1925 | 2316 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:12PM1.62m | 1:30AM1.56m | 1:55PM1.65m | 2:12AM1.59m | 2:36PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:31PM0.38m | 7:45AM0.32m | 8:15PM0.33m | 8:28AM0.27m | 8:56PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 9 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 |
| kJ | 346 | 1232 | 1232 | 892 | 886 | 773 | 949 | 1254 | 1207 | 1191 | 1158 | 1095 | 1001 | 874 | 1016 | 1018 | 1692 | 1925 | 2316 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 597 | 40 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | — | NE 9 | NE 8 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 14 | NE 6 | NE 5 | — | ESE 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 40 | — | 3 | 3 | 40 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 18 | 27 | 28 | 20 | 1 | 1 | — | 34 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 33 | — | — | — | — | 3705 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 32 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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