Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - St Kilda Beach today (13 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Kilda Beach at 11PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 13). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - St Kilda Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Mon 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1258 | 1547 | 1423 | 1063 | 771 | 522 | 411 | 390 | 302 | 284 | 227 | 206 | 161 | 158 | 122 | 85 | 58 | 44 | 109 | 165 | 215 | 215 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 7:51PM1.47m | 8:18AM1.55m | 8:42PM1.44m | 9:09AM1.53m | 9:33PM1.43m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:33PM0.37m | 1:46AM0.37m | 2:16PM0.41m | 2:29AM0.40m | 3:00PM0.43m | 3:14AM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — |
 | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | 8:49 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 1258 | 1547 | 1423 | 1063 | 771 | 522 | 411 | 390 | 302 | 284 | 227 | 206 | 161 | 158 | 122 | 34 | 41 | 29 | 44 | 48 | 53 | 215 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 4 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 44 | 46 | 56 | 57 | 39 | 56 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 39 | 44 | 44 | 85 | 58 | 40 | 9 | 165 | 215 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 11 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 18 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 30 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 44 | 109 | 22 | 12 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 10 | NE 4 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | — | 8 | 6 | 110 | 14 | — | 18 | 25 | 36 | 38 | — | — | 65 | 72 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
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