Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - St Kilda Beach today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Kilda Beach at 2PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - St Kilda Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 90 | 173 | 141 | 118 | 169 | 172 | 154 | 311 | 290 | 203 | 201 | 198 | 183 | 200 | 235 | 304 | 273 | 263 | 196 | 191 | 188 | 191 | 188 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 12:12PM1.76m | 00:37AM1.68m | 1:07PM1.79m | 1:32AM1.73m | 2:00PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:34AM0.23m | 6:17PM0.26m | 6:41AM0.20m | 7:21PM0.22m | 7:44AM0.16m | 8:18PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 17 | NE 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 76 | 173 | 141 | 110 | 84 | 57 | 56 | 311 | 290 | 203 | 201 | 198 | 183 | 200 | 32 | 304 | 273 | 263 | 196 | 191 | 188 | 191 | 188 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 17 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 17 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 90 | 58 | 105 | 118 | 169 | 172 | 154 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 13 | 235 | 41 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 19 | 46 | 67 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | SSW 13 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 8 | E 13 | E 14 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 57 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 69 | 36 | 22 | 13 | 25 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | — | NE 7 | — | — | SSW 4 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 37 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 21 | 69 | 99 | — | — | 84 | — | — | 31 | 50 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 103 | 103 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 21 |
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