Dunedin - St Kilda Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.53° E

Dunedin - St Kilda Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - St Kilda Beach sea temperature is
10.7°C
1.9° 

Dunedin - St Kilda Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Dunedin - St Kilda Beach today (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Kilda Beach at 2AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (03 Sep)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (03 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the W by Fri night).

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
1.2
SW
8
1.3
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
915
687
563
467
332
262
200
160
165
304
280
337
256
246
231
169
169
173
327
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
NW
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NNE
15
N
20
N
20
N
25
NNE
10
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
40
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:49PM1.58m
8:20AM1.65m
8:49PM1.56m
9:22AM1.66m
Low Tide
1:26PM0.23m
1:46AM0.24m
2:19PM0.26m
2:40AM0.25m
3:17PM0.29m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:09
6:10
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
16
15
14
12
10
10
11
13
16
15
14
14
12
11
8
11
10
9
9
Feels °C
13
10
10
9
8
8
9
11
14
11
10
9
7
9
0
5
2
2
0
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