Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - St Kilda Beach today (29 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Kilda Beach at 11PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - St Kilda Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 206 | 234 | 256 | 302 | 390 | 689 | 1324 | 1537 | 3393 | 5678 | 6103 | 5792 | 5711 | 5874 | 2993 | 5908 | 6587 | 6689 | 1725 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:38PM1.70m | 4:56AM1.66m | 5:20PM1.68m | 5:40AM1.66m | 6:04PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:53PM0.21m | 11:10AM0.17m | 11:32PM0.21m | 11:53AM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -2 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 206 | 234 | 256 | 302 | 390 | 198 | 1324 | 1537 | 16 | 3135 | 2837 | 2746 | 2671 | 2907 | 2993 | 3372 | 3353 | 3543 | 777 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 17 | S 16 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | S 24 |
| kJ | 68 | 44 | 42 | 146 | 134 | 28 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 67 | 107 | 103 | 40 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 4 | WSW 3 | WNW 2 | SW 13 | NW 3 | W 4 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 12 | 3 | 1 | 689 | 3 | 24 | 3393 | 5678 | 6103 | 5792 | 5711 | 5874 | 3 | 5908 | 6587 | 6689 | 1725 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 289 | 17 | 289 | 310 | 329 | 315 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 180 | 315 | 315 | 476 |
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