Dunedin - St Kilda Beach surf break

Dunedin - St Kilda Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 08 Jul 2025 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
10.5° C
(Which is 1.4°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 Wednesday (Jul 09) at 9PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.3m and 14s 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 3.5m 11s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 12) at 12AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 4.5m 11s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 12) at 12AM.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 9PM (Wed 9th Jul)1ft (0.3m) 14s
Best Surf 6PM (Fri 11th Jul)11ft (3.5m) 10s
Most Powerful12AM (Sat 12th Jul)11ft (3.5m) 11s

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

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Tue
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sun
20
PMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.2
E
0.3
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.4
E
1.6
E
0.3
SSW
3.5
E
3
E
3
E
2.5
E
2.4
E
2.4
E
2.1
E
1.9
E
1.9
ESE
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.5
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
E
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
E
0.7
S
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.3
S
1.2
S
0.8
S
Period(s) (?)1210915149988141112111111111110111111111110101011101019181615888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)14462343856655570521534413185255919721780142314311174923983759579595684503419318352335443628971665529474338228
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
10
N
10
N
10
ENE
10
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
W
20
NE
25
NNE
10
WSW
30
WSW
10
WNW
10
N
20
NNE
10
W
10
NNW
5
N
10
NW
15
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
5
NW
10
NNE
5
WNW
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:42AM
1.71
3:02PM
1.82
3:22AM
1.74
3:43PM
1.87
4:01AM
1.78
4:23PM
1.92
4:40AM
1.83
5:04PM
1.96
5:21AM
1.87
5:45PM
1.99
6:05AM
1.91
6:30PM
2.00
6:52AM
1.93
7:17PM
2.00
7:44AM
1.94
8:09PM
1.98
8:41AM
1.94
9:06PM
1.95
9:41AM
1.94
10:06PM
1.91
10:42AM
1.96
11:08PM
1.89
11:42AM
1.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:04PM
0.30
9:16AM
0.24
9:47PM
0.26
9:59AM
0.21
10:29PM
0.23
10:43AM
0.19
11:11PM
0.21
11:28AM
0.18
11:54PM
0.22
12:14PM
0.17
12:39AM
0.24
1:02PM
0.17
1:28AM
0.27
1:51PM
0.19
2:18AM
0.29
2:42PM
0.21
3:12AM
0.30
3:34PM
0.25
4:07AM
0.28
4:30PM
0.28
5:05AM
0.26
5:33PM
0.30
6:04AM
0.23
Tue
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sun
20
Sunrise--8:18--8:17--8:17--8:15--8:15--8:15--8:14--8:12--8:12--8:11--8:11--8:10
Sunset5:07--5:07--5:08--5:08--5:09--5:10--5:12--5:13--5:14--5:15--5:15--5:16--
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Rain (mm)
---------12-----6---11--------------
Temp. °C79989111211101111111291011991087867869129101171011910
Feels °C (?)0221710108537810778755331123261065537868

Short Range Forecast: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Days 6-9 Weather Summary Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NW by Wed night).

Long Range Forecast: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

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Information about the Dunedin - St Kilda Beach Surf forecast

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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