Dunedin - St Clair surf break

Dunedin - St Clair surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 01 May 2026 NZST
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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
13.4° C
(Which is 2.5°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 1AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (02 May)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (02 May)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
384
407
574
487
589
474
376
366
361
285
204
181
178
176
77
71
64
60
53
57
113
117
87
86
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
0
WNW
5
E
5
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NE
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
High Tide
3:46PM1.76m
4:06AM1.67m
4:29PM1.72m
4:49AM1.62m
5:12PM1.68m
5:33AM1.57m
Low Tide
10:06PM0.29m
10:20AM0.28m
10:46PM0.31m
10:59AM0.31m
11:25PM0.35m
11:38AM0.35m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:35
7:35
7:37
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5:35
5:34
5:31
5:30
Temp °C
12
10
10
11
11
11
13
17
19
16
16
15
14
12
12
15
15
12
12
12
12
12
12
14
9
8
7
9
8
8
10
15
16
13
13
12
11
9
10
14
12
9
10
10
10
9
9
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
Energy kJ
384
407
574
487
589
474
376
366
361
285
204
181
178
176
77
71
64
60
40
25
113
117
87
86
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.1
NE
4
0.3
S
9
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
5
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
Energy kJ
51
29
1
13
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
56
34
34
34
53
57
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
NE
8
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
E
8
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
1
1
2
1
4
4
3
3
2
1
1
3
6
5
3
1
3
1
1
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.4
NE
6
Energy kJ
1
1
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
5
9
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
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