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Dunedin - St Clair Surf Forecast
/ Otago (35 surf breaks) /
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Dunedin - St Clair surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 06 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
13.0° C
(Which is 2.3°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 4PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (06 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
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 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | |
215 | 163 | 163 | 160 | 158 | 158 | 113 | 110 | 105 | 93 | 94 | 96 | 96 | 63 | 94 | 61 | 101 | 98 | 98 | 86 | 60 | 101 | 264 | 201 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 7:07AM1.49m | 7:32PM1.57m | 7:56AM1.47m | 8:23PM1.56m | 8:47AM1.46m | 9:13PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:59PM0.42m | 1:29AM0.45m | 1:42PM0.44m | 2:14AM0.47m | 2:28PM0.45m | 3:01AM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 |
 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | 5:23 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | |
Temp °C | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 |
6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | -1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
 kJ | 215 | 163 | 163 | 160 | 158 | 158 | 113 | 36 | 31 | 22 | 34 | 52 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 151 | 134 | 95 | 98 | 86 | 56 | 1412 | 1756 | 1027 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 4 | ENE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 20 | ENE 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 20 | 26 | 36 | 42 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 110 | 105 | 93 | 94 | 96 | 96 | 63 | 94 | 61 | 101 | 98 | 8 | 20 | 60 | 57 | 216 | 201 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 18 | SW 5 | S 8 | S 17 | — | SSW 17 | SW 16 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 15 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 49 | — | 101 | 264 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 7 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | NE 6 | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 10 | — | WSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 51 | 15 | 14 | 77 | 47 | — | 64 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 74 | 72 | 138 | 2736 | — | 58 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 181 |
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