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Dunedin - St Clair Surf Forecast
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Dunedin - St Clair surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 25 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.3° 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 9AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - St Clair. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thu 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 13 | |
888 | 746 | 472 | 600 | 485 | 472 | 298 | 196 | 404 | 336 | 119 | 592 | 357 | 1873 | 2908 | 3510 | 3556 | 2559 | 2629 | 2107 | 1796 | 1520 | 1491 | 5212 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:29AM1.73m | 11:54PM1.74m | 12:20PM1.74m | 00:42AM1.72m | 1:08PM1.74m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:09AM0.30m | 5:37PM0.31m | 6:07AM0.30m | 6:35PM0.32m | 7:00AM0.29m | 7:28PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | |  |  | |  | | | |  |  |  | |  | | | | |  | | | | | | |
 | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:05 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
 kJ | 888 | 746 | 472 | 600 | 485 | 472 | 298 | 196 | 404 | 336 | 119 | 244 | 357 | 1873 | 2908 | 3510 | 3556 | 2559 | 2629 | 2107 | 1796 | 1520 | 1491 | 1631 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | SSW 14 | S 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 11 | S 16 | SSW 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 18 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 10 | 20 | 181 | 8 | 22 | 20 | 66 | 157 | 20 | 20 | 63 | 179 | 41 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 766 | 23 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | — | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 16 | SSW 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 25 | 6 | 23 | 12 | — | 50 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 39 | 80 | 62 | 19 | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSW 11 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 33 | 592 | 153 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 5212 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 15 |
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