Dunedin - St Kilda Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.53° E

Dunedin - St Kilda Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - St Kilda Beach sea temperature is
10.4° C
1.4° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Kilda Beach at 7AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Afternoon (15 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (15 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
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2
!
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4
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
1.3
SW
9
1.4
SW
10
1.9
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
4.5
SW
15
2.3
SSW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
1.6
SSW
10
1
ESE
16
1.2
ESE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
363
470
454
359
367
276
269
201
196
184
176
225
246
392
1388
2253
6307
9389
2356
6340
5889
566
539
674
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
NW
0
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
30
W
35
WSW
35
W
35
W
40
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
W
5
WSW
5
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
High Tide
3:57AM1.82m
4:30PM1.95m
4:54AM1.81m
5:26PM1.92m
5:51AM1.79m
Low Tide
9:56PM0.07m
10:14AM-0.01m
10:48PM0.06m
11:07AM-0.00m
11:40PM0.07m
11:59AM0.03m
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:14
8:12
8:12
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
5:15
 mm
2
Temp °C
10
9
8
8
7
8
9
9
8
8
6
8
9
10
11
9
9
10
10
7
7
10
11
9
Feels °C
7
6
5
5
4
5
8
6
5
4
-1
0
1
1
2
0
1
3
4
1
2
6
8
6
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