Dunedin - St Clair Surf Break

Dunedin - St Clair 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.50° E

Issued: 11 pm 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - St Clair sea temperature is
11.6° 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 (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Clair at 4AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (23 Jun)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (23 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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 Wed night. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the W by Wed night).

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.1
S
11
0.9
SSW
14
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
7
1.9
SSW
7
2.5
SSW
8
2.4
SSW
8
2.1
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1279
1036
865
704
584
292
304
503
434
434
361
299
322
258
189
187
141
141
135
165
366
931
785
723
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
0
ENE
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
SW
25
WSW
15
W
30
W
40
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:35PM1.70m
11:03AM1.69m
11:26PM1.66m
11:53AM1.68m
00:14AM1.63m
12:41PM1.68m
Low Tide
4:36AM0.30m
5:06PM0.34m
5:32AM0.33m
6:05PM0.37m
6:27AM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:19
8:19
8:19
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
5:00
5:00
 mm
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
9
8
7
7
6
9
10
8
7
7
8
7
7
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
8
7
7
7
Feels °C
6
5
4
4
3
7
8
5
4
4
4
2
3
5
3
3
-1
-3
-2
-1
-1
-2
0
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.1
S
11
0.9
SSW
14
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
Energy kJ
1279
1036
865
704
584
292
304
503
434
434
361
299
322
258
189
187
141
141
135
125
61
58
27
27
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
S
11
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
E
8
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.6
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
16
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
3
258
184
3
1
1
1
17
16
16
10
6
20
20
24
38
12
26
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.4
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
SSW
4
0.2
S
8
Energy kJ
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
27
14
5
4
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
5
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.6
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
W
3
1.2
SW
5
1.4
SSW
7
1.9
SSW
7
2.5
SSW
8
2.4
SSW
8
2.1
S
9
Energy kJ
4
4
15
8
9
12
7
71
165
366
931
785
723
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
4
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
20
13
15
62
174
23
23
263
221
15
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
7
9
8
9
8
8
7
7
6
5
5
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