Dunedin - St Kilda Beach surf break

Dunedin - St Kilda Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 09 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
15.2° C
(Which is 2.0°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 Tuesday (Feb 10) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 12s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Dunedin - St Kilda Beach in the next 12 days are 1.1m 16s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Feb 14) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.9m 7s period and expected on Friday (Feb 13) at 4PM.

Wave TypeTime (NZDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 7AM (Tue 10th Feb)3.5ft (1.0m) 12s
Best Surf 7AM (Tue 10th Feb)3.5ft (1.0m) 12s
Most Powerful10AM (Sat 14th Feb)3.5ft (1.1m) 16s

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

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Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Fri morning).

Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
NightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.3
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
1.5
SW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.8
S
Period(s) (?)12121212121110981210121312138161514138
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)30437337937128419113078512533523215162556124621609978
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
E
20
NE
10
NNE
5
NE
15
SW
5
SE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
35
NE
15
NNE
5
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
SSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:24PM
1.61
10:47AM
1.56
11:15PM
1.59
11:38AM
1.53
12:05AM
1.59
12:27PM
1.53
12:54AM
1.61
1:15PM
1.55
1:41AM
1.64
2:01PM
1.58
2:26AM
1.68
2:44PM
1.61
3:09AM
1.72
3:27PM
1.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:11AM
0.46
4:33PM
0.46
5:05AM
0.50
5:26PM
0.48
6:03AM
0.52
6:23PM
0.49
7:01AM
0.51
7:19PM
0.46
7:56AM
0.47
8:11PM
0.42
8:45AM
0.43
8:59PM
0.36
9:30AM
0.37
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
Sunrise-6:41--6:43--6:45--6:47--6:48--6:50--6:50-
Sunset--9:00--8:59--8:57--8:55--8:53--8:52--8:51
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-----1-----------11221
Temp. °C111414121720161417142018172121171817131213
Feels °C (?)91110817191511131016131518171416137610
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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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