Dunedin - St Clair Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.50° E

Dunedin - St Clair 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - St Clair sea temperature is
14.0°C
4.2° 

Dunedin - St Clair surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Dunedin - St Clair today (27 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Clair at 10PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)--
Afternoon (27 Oct)7ft (2.2m)9s
Evening (27 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

Table - waves today at Dunedin - St Clair. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
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1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSW
9
2.1
SSW
9
1.4
SSW
10
1.3
SSW
10
1.2
SSW
10
1.1
SSW
11
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
766
750
363
342
318
325
356
419
472
551
573
722
1886
2344
2380
2466
2734
2905
604
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
WSW
10
N
15
N
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
WNW
10
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
30
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:24PM1.74m
5:51AM1.84m
6:16PM1.71m
6:46AM1.82m
7:12PM1.67m
Low Tide
11:39PM0.10m
12:11PM0.11m
00:28AM0.10m
1:02PM0.13m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
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6:22
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6:20
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8:20
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8:21
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8:22
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5
1
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1
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Temp °C
11
12
8
7
6
7
10
15
17
16
12
7
7
6
9
10
10
9
7
Feels °C
5
7
5
3
3
2
4
9
12
11
9
2
1
0
1
2
2
1
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