Dunedin - St Clair surf break

Dunedin - St Clair surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 16 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Dunedin - St Clair surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dunedin - St Clair sea temperature is
14.7° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dunedin - St Clair today?

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Clair at 9PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)5ft (1.5m)16s
Afternoon (16 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (16 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)15151413131212111111101010913910106610101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10881088733617554432336227184184133125946155414650192161281212157154
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
E
5
NNE
5
N
5
N
10
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
WNW
20
WSW
20
SW
35
SSW
25
SSW
5
SSE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:54PM
1.69
3:18AM
1.79
3:36PM
1.75
4:01AM
1.82
4:19PM
1.80
4:44AM
1.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:52AM
0.37
9:07PM
0.29
9:36AM
0.30
9:53PM
0.23
10:18AM
0.24
10:37PM
0.18
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise--------7:33-------7:35-------
Sunset---7:59-------7:57-------7:54----
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--1-------------2-------
Temp. °C151514151313131214161614131419191415141111101110
Feels °C (?)13141213121212111212119911151710107510788
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