Dunedin - St Clair Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.50° E

Dunedin - St Clair 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - St Clair sea temperature is
12.5°C
2.8° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Clair at 5PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (24 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (24 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon afternoon).

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
S
13
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
269
265
210
276
284
427
432
421
435
424
296
225
284
273
189
178
131
95
85
50
35
Wind (km/h)
0
ESE
5
E
5
E
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
20
N
25
NNW
40
NNW
30
NNW
20
SSW
Wind State
glassy
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
High Tide
3:08PM1.74m
3:29AM1.77m
3:51PM1.76m
4:13AM1.82m
4:36PM1.76m
Low Tide
8:59AM0.21m
9:22PM0.19m
9:46AM0.16m
10:06PM0.14m
10:33AM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
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6:24
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Temp °C
15
18
20
20
15
15
14
15
18
20
22
23
18
16
17
17
20
22
21
18
11
Feels °C
15
16
18
18
12
12
10
12
16
17
19
22
15
12
13
12
16
17
14
13
7
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