Dunedin - St Kilda Beach surf break

Dunedin - St Kilda Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 21 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
14.2° C
(Which is 1.8°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 9PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 21). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (21 Mar)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (21 Mar)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)1313121415141414101010101010101010141414149913
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1311271231581761651058020620220015915612312212212011011611877696855
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
5
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
SE
5
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:39PM
1.85
7:06AM
1.77
7:34PM
1.83
8:02AM
1.73
8:33PM
1.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:28PM
0.16
12:54AM
0.16
1:14PM
0.17
1:44AM
0.19
2:04PM
0.20
2:38AM
0.24
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise--------7:41-------7:41-------
Sunset---7:49-------7:46-------7:45----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C131515141313131315161513121212121315171614131313
Feels °C (?)121413121112121113141212121110111314141412121213
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