Dunedin - St Kilda Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.53° E

Dunedin - St Kilda Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - St Kilda Beach sea temperature is
10.3° C
1.6° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Kilda Beach at 9AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 14). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (14 Aug)2ft (0.6m)18s
Evening (14 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.4
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
19
0.6
S
18
0.8
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.5
S
15
1.5
S
15
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
S
16
1.6
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.6
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
110
112
81
277
230
408
625
603
561
661
817
1068
905
882
739
1088
1060
1298
1365
1314
1281
1102
1063
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
10
NE
15
NE
5
NNE
10
W
5
WSW
5
WNW
25
WSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:33AM1.82m
5:03PM1.87m
5:27AM1.79m
5:56PM1.81m
6:21AM1.75m
6:49PM1.73m
Low Tide
10:48AM0.01m
11:17PM0.07m
11:38AM0.05m
00:04AM0.11m
12:26PM0.12m
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7:39
7:37
7:35
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5:45
5:46
5:47
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
10
9
10
12
13
11
11
9
9
8
6
7
7
7
5
5
4
3
4
7
9
8
8
Feels °C
8
7
8
10
10
9
9
7
7
2
0
1
1
2
0
0
-1
-3
-2
1
4
3
3
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