Dunedin - St Kilda Beach surf break

Dunedin - St Kilda Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 06 Mar 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
14.7° C
(Which is 1.9°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 11AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (06 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (06 Mar)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


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Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Mon
09
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
3
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
S
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)111110101010101515161615151515161616151615151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)282272262204200125169228402527520500481402413424435429408513507551487397
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NW
15
S
5
S
5
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
5
S
5
S
0
SE
10
NE
10
NE
5
SW
15
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
on
oncross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:50AM
1.76
7:14PM
1.73
7:38AM
1.68
8:03PM
1.68
8:27AM
1.61
8:53PM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:57PM
0.25
1:18AM
0.28
1:38PM
0.31
2:01AM
0.35
2:19PM
0.37
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Mon
09
Sunrise--7:18-------7:20-------7:22-----
Sunset-----8:17-------8:15-------8:14--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------------125651-
Temp. °C151418242619151515151620201814141414141412111010
Feels °C (?)12111521241715151413141818181415131314128656
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