
Neighbouring St Clair but with its own distinct character, St Kilda stretches along Dunedin's southern coast with a consistent beach break beloved by locals. The tides here share the same Southern Ocean source as St Clair but play out across a broader, flatter beach, creating a different perspective on the same oceanic rhythm.
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How the tides and swell change through the year at Otago locations.
Cool water but summer warmth, fun swells.
Deep Southern Ocean groundswells, epic quality.
Cold but consistent — the deep south delivers.
Milder conditions, still plenty of swell.
Annual tide statistics computed from published LINZ 2026 predictions for St Kilda. Times use the location time zone (Pacific/Auckland).
2.3m on 3 Jan at 04:08
0m on 3 Jan at 23:25
1.69m between high and low
October — highest avg high tides
Two high and two low tides daily
2.3m — from lowest low to highest high
High and low tide predictions for the next 7 days, from LINZ. Times use Pacific/Auckland.
| Day | High tides | Low tides |
|---|---|---|
| Sun 25 Oct | 03:23 · 2.1m, 15:48 · 2.1m | 10:14 · 0.2m, 22:35 · 0.2m |
| Mon 26 Oct | 04:09 · 2.2m, 16:34 · 2.1m | 11:03 · 0.2m, 23:23 · 0.2m |
| Tue 27 Oct | 04:58 · 2.2m, 17:22 · 2.1m | 11:54 · 0.2m |
| Wed 28 Oct | 05:48 · 2.2m, 18:12 · 2.1m | 00:13 · 0.2m, 12:46 · 0.2m |
| Thu 29 Oct | 06:42 · 2.2m, 19:05 · 2.1m | 01:06 · 0.2m, 13:40 · 0.2m |
| Fri 30 Oct | 07:38 · 2.2m, 20:02 · 2m | 02:02 · 0.2m, 14:36 · 0.2m |
| Sat 31 Oct | 08:37 · 2.1m, 21:04 · 2m | 03:01 · 0.2m, 15:35 · 0.3m |