Dunedin - St Clair surf break

Dunedin - St Clair surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 30 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
14.8° C
(Which is 2.8°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 2AM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)13ft (4.0m)14s
Afternoon (31 Mar)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (31 Mar)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
!
0
0
!
!
!
!
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2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
0.9
SSW
2.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SW
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.2
SSE
Period(s) (?)161611121414141413131111111111141313121212111115
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)50940016523622433881155491413534684577792757688599575384976852787628607566476596
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
25
WSW
25
W
40
WSW
40
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
off
glassoffoffoffcross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:52PM
1.81
3:19AM
1.85
3:41PM
1.83
4:05AM
1.84
4:28PM
1.82
4:50AM
1.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:13PM
0.20
9:40AM
0.21
10:01PM
0.19
10:25AM
0.20
10:46PM
0.20
11:07AM
0.21
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise------7:52-------7:54-------7:56-
Sunset-7:31-------7:30-------7:28------
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----1-------------------
Temp. °C16131111888111212978710131616161516161719
Feels °C (?)10852-10046643437101313141314151618
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