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Saint Kilda Beach

Otago, New Zealand

Saint Kilda Beach 4 photos

  • Saint Clair Beach

    Saint Clair Beach. Jens Hilligsøe, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Sea lion on the beach

    Sea lion on the beach. Tomas Sobek, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Andersons Bay Shops 002

    Andersons Bay Shops 002. Mattinbgn ( talk · contribs ), CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Andersons Bay Presbyterian Church

    Andersons Bay Presbyterian Church. Mattinbgn ( talk · contribs ), CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 6 pm to sunset, sunset 8:15 pm
7 am
5.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.5
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
9 am
6.3
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.8
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
11 am
7.4
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.7
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
1 pm
8.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
2 pm
8.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
3 pm
8.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.2
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
Now
7.9
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
7 pm
7.6
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
8 pm
7.1
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 6 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
22°C72°F
Water
13°C55°F
Wind
53 km/hmph SE
Gusts
1811 km/hmph
Waves
1.1 m3 ft
UV
3 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
8:15 pm
Today
5.3Fair7 am85
4.5Fair8 am74
6.3Good9 am64
6.8Good10 am42
7.4Great11 am32
7.7Great12 pm21
8.1Great1 pm74
8.3Great2 pm117
8.3Great3 pm117
7.8Great4 pm85
8.2Great5 pm74
7.9GreatNow53
7.6Great7 pm32
7.1Great8 pm21
Sat
4.5Fair7 am53
4.5Fair8 am42
6.0Good9 am21
6.8Good10 am21
6.7Good11 am53
7.0Great12 pm43
7.2Great1 pm32
8.0Great2 pm21
7.2Great3 pm85
7.1Great4 pm106
6.8Good5 pm95
7.3Great6 pm53
7.3Great7 pm32
7.1Great8 pm53
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 7 pm, -0.6 m. High at 1 am, 0.8 m. Low at 7 am, -0.6 m. High at 2 pm, 0.9 mLow 7 pm, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 1 am, 0.8 m3 ftLow 7 am, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 2 pm, 0.9 m3 ftNow12 am6 am12 pm6 pm
  • Low 7 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 1 am, 0.8 m3 ft
  • Low 7 am, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 2 pm, 0.9 m3 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • LifeguardStation 140 m470 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms250 m800 ft away
  • Showers250 m810 ft away
  • Drinking water260 m850 ft away
  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 360 m0.2 mi. Listed as free
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Picnic tables260 m850 ft away
  • Playground320 m0.2 mi awayMarlow Park
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
450 m0.3 miTahuna Camp Store
Nearest town
3.9 km2.5 miDunedin (city)
Nearest airport
25 km16 miDunedin Airport (DUD)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Saint Kilda Beach.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat8.0 GreatBest 12 pm to 5 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun6.9 GoodBest 1 pm to 4 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 30%
  • Mon5.6 GoodBest 9 am to 11 amWind up to 27 km/h16 mph, rain 74%
  • Tue4.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 57%
  • Wed4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 32%
  • Thu4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 84%