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Dunedin - St Kilda Beach surf break

Dunedin - St Kilda Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 07 May 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
13.1° C
(Which is 2.5°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 (May 07) at 6PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 10s. 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 3.0m 12s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (May 14) at 9AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.1m 7s period and expected on Thursday (May 08) at 9PM.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 6PM (Wed 7th May)2.5ft (0.7m) 15s
Best Surf 9AM (Wed 14th May)10ft (3.0m) 12s
Most Powerful 9AM (Wed 14th May)10ft (3.0m) 12s

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

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Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
AMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNight
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
S
0.6
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.6
S
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
3
SSW
2.1
S
1.8
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)17161616181617171616151415161514141312121112141312111313191716151413917
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)476337256253510457227229206137110156551131495373471442725624494326621656112153834410199614877513387285599281505
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
SSW
30
SW
25
WSW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
WSW
15
W
10
N
15
SW
10
NNE
5
SW
5
NNE
5
WNW
15
NNW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
W
10
N
5
S
5
WNW
10
NNW
5
NE
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrossoffoffglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscrosscrosscrossoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
off
offglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:29PM
1.84
12:51AM
1.89
1:14PM
1.85
1:35AM
1.88
1:57PM
1.85
2:19AM
1.85
2:38PM
1.84
3:01AM
1.81
3:19PM
1.81
3:42AM
1.75
3:59PM
1.77
4:21AM
1.69
4:41PM
1.73
4:59AM
1.63
5:22PM
1.70
5:38AM
1.58
6:03PM
1.68
6:18AM
1.55
6:44PM
1.67
7:02AM
1.53
7:27PM
1.68
7:50AM
1.55
8:13PM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:12PM
0.26
7:42AM
0.21
7:59PM
0.28
8:23AM
0.22
8:43PM
0.28
9:03AM
0.24
9:26PM
0.27
9:42AM
0.25
10:07PM
0.26
10:21AM
0.25
10:48PM
0.26
11:01AM
0.25
11:28PM
0.27
11:41AM
0.24
12:09AM
0.29
12:22PM
0.24
12:51AM
0.31
1:05PM
0.26
1:35AM
0.33
1:50PM
0.27
2:21AM
0.35
2:39PM
0.29
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise7:41--7:41--7:43--7:45--7:46--7:47--7:48--7:48--7:50--7:52--7:52--7:54--
Sunset-5:25--5:24--5:23--5:22--5:21--5:20--5:19--5:17--5:15--5:15--5:14--5:13-
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Rain (mm)
-----103----5--12---4----------------
Temp. °C18201819181510118141611131312121413178891089111011119131411131312
Feels °C (?)151614141313454101491291111131212-2-224557599711128988

Short Range Forecast: Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 6-9 Weather Summary Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Thu morning).

Long Range Forecast: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night).

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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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