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 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - St Kilda Beach sea temperature is
10.3° C
1.3° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Kilda Beach at 10PM is: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)--
Afternoon (09 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)18s
Evening (09 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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)
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
18
1.4
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.1
S
16
1
S
15
1
S
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
S
18
1.2
S
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
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
0.6
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1201
1217
1033
905
724
715
596
477
441
341
399
859
807
768
749
749
749
329
253
240
228
169
167
165
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:23PM1.65m
11:53AM1.76m
00:18AM1.69m
12:48PM1.83m
1:12AM1.74m
Low Tide
4:54PM0.29m
5:19AM0.25m
5:57PM0.26m
6:20AM0.19m
7:01PM0.21m
7:21AM0.13m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:17
8:17
8:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:08
5:08
5:09
 mm
Temp °C
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
7
8
7
7
5
5
5
6
8
10
8
7
6
5
4
4
7
Feels °C
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
3
3
1
1
1
2
4
8
5
4
3
2
1
1
4
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