Dunedin - St Kilda Beach surf break

Dunedin - St Kilda Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 19 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
13.9° C
(Which is 2.6°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 10AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.8
E
0.3
SSW
0.6
SSW
2.1
S
2.1
S
1.9
SSE
2
S
1.9
S
1.9
SSE
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)16161515141491310998998899999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8514212512169401013186755683534595549534309286299258219180177295276
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:52AM
1.82
5:20PM
1.92
5:46AM
1.78
6:17PM
1.89
6:46AM
1.74
7:19PM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:05AM
0.11
11:37PM
0.12
11:55AM
0.12
12:30AM
0.16
12:48PM
0.15
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
Sunrise--7:18-------7:18-------7:20-----
Sunset----5:53-------5:52-------5:51---
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------11--------------
Temp. °C91011111111101010989887777899888
Feels °C (?)789887764323232222344344
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