Dunedin - St Kilda Beach surf break

Dunedin - St Kilda Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
13.7° C
(Which is 2.5°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 4PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (22 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (22 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)9991010101010101010107710101010101213161514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1601641711911531561561541511171201179913292926765137297345793827622
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
W
5
SW
5
SSW
0
SSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:49AM
1.70
8:24PM
1.83
8:54AM
1.69
9:28PM
1.81
9:57AM
1.69
10:29PM
1.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:45PM
0.20
2:24AM
0.26
2:45PM
0.24
3:26AM
0.30
3:50PM
0.27
4:32AM
0.32
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunrise7:22-------7:22-------7:24-------
Sunset--5:49-------5:47-------5:45-----
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C891098776710119888101115161414131213
Feels °C (?)456554434787544681213111210910
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