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Dunedin - St Kilda Beach surf break

Dunedin - St Kilda Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 11 Jan 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
16.1° C
 (Which is 3.6°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 12AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (12 Jan)8ft (2.4m)10s
Evening (12 Jan)8ft (2.5m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
4
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
2.4
SSW
2
S
2.5
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)10111411101091011101010101099999999910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13344510316526245224261124883140572254641730124119816516516012782846880
Wind
(km/h)
35
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
5
NW
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
5
SE
10
E
10
NNE
5
NW
10
SW
10
W
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		offcrosscross-
off		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:53PM
1.63
12:14PM
1.59
12:41AM
1.63
1:01PM
1.57
1:27AM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:19PM
0.41
5:50AM
0.45
6:14PM
0.43
6:48AM
0.47
7:08PM
0.43
7:42AM
0.46
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise-----6:01-------6:03-------6:03--
Sunset-9:29-------9:28-------9:28------
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------------1-
Temp. °C191612111010121316161411101014161615131313121314
Feels °C (?)12932224610101287812121214111212101213
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