Dunedin - St Kilda Beach surf break

Dunedin - St Kilda Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 24 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
13.2° C
(Which is 2.1°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 10PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)--
Afternoon (24 Apr)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (24 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
0
1
0
!
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1
3
4
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
11
1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
12
3
SW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
14
2.1
S
16
2
S
15
1.9
S
14
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
161
345
384
906
838
660
500
407
180
237
250
343
454
2329
2253
2931
4671
2181
1780
1443
1044
805
630
505
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
W
15
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
20
W
20
W
30
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
10
SW
5
NW
10
NNE
5
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:29PM1.81m
10:56AM1.72m
11:25PM1.81m
11:51AM1.75m
00:18AM1.80m
Low Tide
3:50PM0.27m
4:32AM0.32m
4:56PM0.28m
5:36AM0.31m
6:01PM0.28m
6:35AM0.29m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
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7:26
7:26
7:28
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5:45
5:44
5:43
5:40
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
13
11
11
11
13
19
21
21
20
19
16
14
13
12
13
12
11
11
11
12
14
16
12
11
10
7
8
9
10
17
16
16
14
14
12
10
8
8
9
8
9
10
10
11
12
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
11
1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
11
2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
16
2.1
S
16
2
S
15
1.9
S
14
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
Energy kJ
161
345
384
906
838
660
500
407
180
237
250
343
454
634
427
1505
2002
2181
1780
1443
1044
805
630
505
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.6
S
14
0.3
SSW
15
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
1
S
13
1.1
SW
12
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
Energy kJ
61
42
42
25
14
14
14
6
146
42
2
1
1
1
334
392
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
13
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
NE
7
0.2
NNE
7
Energy kJ
57
8
102
25
3
1
14
2
6
2
2
2
2
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
3
0.3
WSW
2
0.3
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
3
SW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
14
0.2
NNE
7
Energy kJ
1
1
1
3
2
2329
2253
2931
4671
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
2
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
15
15
15
17
2
0
0
0
18
17
17
32
15
18
21
21
18
17
15
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
2
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
6
5
5
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
9
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