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Dunedin - St Kilda Beach Surf Forecast
/ Otago (35 surf breaks) /
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Dunedin - St Kilda Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 25 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
13.2° C
(Which is 2.1°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 10PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - St Kilda Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | |
520 | 306 | 306 | 317 | 361 | 454 | 2368 | 2573 | 4302 | 3161 | 1589 | 1334 | 1110 | 726 | 621 | 496 | 345 | 271 | 214 | 162 | 123 | 90 | 64 | 61 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 11:25PM1.81m | 11:51AM1.75m | 00:18AM1.80m | 12:43PM1.77m | 1:08AM1.80m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:56PM0.28m | 5:36AM0.31m | 6:01PM0.28m | 6:35AM0.29m | 7:00PM0.27m | 7:28AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — |
 | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
 kJ | 190 | 306 | 306 | 317 | 361 | 454 | 721 | 1399 | 1818 | 1776 | 1589 | 1334 | 1110 | 726 | 621 | 496 | 345 | 271 | 214 | 162 | 123 | 90 | 64 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 146 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 19 | — | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | NE 6 | — | SW 14 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 24 | S 23 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 43 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 520 | — | — | — | — | — | 2368 | 2573 | 4302 | 3161 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 32 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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