Dunedin - St Kilda Beach surf break

Dunedin - St Kilda Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 23 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
14.8° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Dunedin - St Kilda Beach this week:

The surf forecast for Dunedin - St Kilda Beach over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Feb 26) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 14s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Dunedin - St Kilda Beach in the next 12 days are 3.5m 12s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Mar 02) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.8m 7s period and expected on Wednesday (Feb 25) at 10PM.

Wave TypeTime (NZDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 4AM (Thu 26th Feb)2ft (0.6m) 14s
Best Surf 4AM (Mon 2nd Mar)11ft (3.5m) 12s
Most Powerful 4AM (Mon 2nd Mar)11ft (3.5m) 12s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Dunedin - St Kilda Beach over the next 12 days.

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Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Wed night).

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
AMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNight
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
SSE
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
S
Period(s) (?)8121111111616151514566161414131291012
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)124483063768919618616710768645114211832242426348413482020
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
30
NE
25
SW
20
WSW
10
ESE
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
NE
15
SW
5
NE
25
SW
10
WSW
20
WSW
15
SSW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NE
20
W
35
SW
40
SW
30
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:52PM
1.74
10:21AM
1.65
10:54PM
1.75
11:22AM
1.66
11:56PM
1.78
12:23PM
1.68
12:56AM
1.82
1:21PM
1.73
1:53AM
1.86
2:16PM
1.77
2:47AM
1.90
3:09PM
1.81
3:38AM
1.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:14PM
0.27
3:48AM
0.31
4:11PM
0.29
4:50AM
0.34
5:14PM
0.30
5:58AM
0.35
6:21PM
0.29
7:07AM
0.33
7:29PM
0.25
8:12AM
0.28
8:32PM
0.20
9:09AM
0.23
9:28PM
0.15
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Sunrise7:03--7:05--7:05--7:07--7:09--7:09--7:11--
Sunset-8:37--8:36--8:34--8:31--8:30--8:29--8:27-
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
mod rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
light rain
Rain (mm)
--2-----1104------34-1
Temp. °C17181715141119211613111112121015151312119
Feels °C (?)121314121271616141357888131210311
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The above surf forecast table for Dunedin - St Kilda Beach provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Dunedin - St Kilda Beach can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Dunedin - St Kilda Beach surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Dunedin - St Kilda Beach) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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