Dunedin - St Clair Surf Break

Dunedin - St Clair 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.50° E

Issued: 11 am 15 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - St Clair sea temperature is
11.8° C

2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (15 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Clair at 4PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jun)5ft (1.5m)17s
Afternoon (15 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (15 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon morning, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Mon
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thu
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
!
!
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
1.2
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1.1
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1216
1503
783
513
225
234
219
274
249
262
305
277
220
223
424
1060
1266
2573
2173
516
576
617
525
525
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
S
20
S
15
S
10
SW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNW
10
NW
25
W
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:49PM1.97m
4:14AM1.81m
4:46PM1.96m
5:12AM1.80m
5:46PM1.94m
Low Tide
9:34AM0.04m
10:12PM0.08m
10:29AM0.02m
11:06PM0.08m
11:24AM0.02m
00:00AM0.09m
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:18
8:18
8:18
8:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:58
4:58
4:58
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
9
8
8
7
6
4
4
6
7
7
7
8
9
9
8
8
8
6
6
5
5
5
Feels °C
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
1
1
3
5
3
3
4
3
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
S
6
1.2
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1.1
SSW
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
Energy kJ
1216
1503
783
513
83
209
219
274
249
262
305
277
220
223
424
17
16
1175
1009
516
576
617
525
525
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
S
13
0.4
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.3
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.2
ESE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.8
SSW
13
0.5
S
14
0.1
SE
12
0.4
S
15
0.5
S
15
Energy kJ
13
13
6
6
225
234
172
118
92
59
96
103
138
132
2
1
16
6
229
106
6
70
110
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
9
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.4
SW
13
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
ESE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.2
E
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
29
5
5
5
5
44
8
7
7
1
17
6
6
11
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
6
1.5
SW
6
1
S
5
1.1
S
5
0.2
NNE
2
0.5
N
3
0.5
W
4
1.8
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
0.5
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
Energy kJ
69
156
49
69
1
6
10
1060
1266
2573
2173
6
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
9
1
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
4
5
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
62
263
174
77
20
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
174
174
30
30
13
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
5
4
3
4
4
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
2
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
5
5
8
7
5
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
5
8
7
5
4
5
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