Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - St Kilda Beach today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Kilda Beach at 5AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - St Kilda Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the ENE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 9 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | S 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 198 | 184 | 176 | 222 | 225 | 284 | 1111 | 2967 | 4782 | 1609 | 1422 | 675 | 657 | 566 | 539 | 1021 | 898 | 1938 | 3766 | 3380 | 3167 | 3106 | 3056 | 2330 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 4:54AM1.81m | 5:26PM1.92m | 5:51AM1.79m | 6:23PM1.87m | 6:49AM1.76m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:48PM0.06m | 11:07AM-0.00m | 11:40PM0.07m | 11:59AM0.03m | 00:30AM0.10m | 12:51PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ESE 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | 198 | 184 | 176 | 222 | 225 | 218 | 100 | 1301 | 1602 | 1609 | 1422 | 353 | 353 | 353 | 346 | 1021 | 898 | 1938 | 3766 | 3380 | 3167 | 3106 | 3056 | 2330 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | ESE 12 | NE 6 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 26 | 44 | 9 | 77 | 113 | 58 | 55 | 147 | 234 | 232 | 326 | 675 | 657 | 558 | 539 | 683 | 666 | 632 | 675 | 657 | 576 | 482 | 469 | 450 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SW 8 | SSW 9 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ESE 16 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SSW 15 | — | — | ESE 15 | — | S 24 | S 24 | S 24 | S 22 | S 22 |
| kJ | 49 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 53 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 397 | 447 | 566 | 462 | — | — | 826 | — | 421 | 418 | 404 | 345 | 453 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | WNW 4 | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 101 | 196 | 284 | 1111 | 2967 | 4782 | — | 10 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 7 | — | — | 14 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 3 |
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