Dunedin - St Clair Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.50° E

Dunedin - St Clair 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunedin - St Clair sea temperature is
10.7° C
1.9° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Clair at 5AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (18 Aug)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (18 Aug)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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2
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0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
7
1.7
SSW
8
1.9
SSW
8
2.1
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
10
2.5
S
11
4
SSW
14
3
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.2
S
14
2
S
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
135
336
410
597
1067
1310
1663
5652
3661
3131
2612
1968
1559
2416
1945
1760
1384
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
7:43PM1.65m
8:11AM1.64m
8:37PM1.58m
9:06AM1.60m
Low Tide
1:38AM0.24m
2:04PM0.29m
2:26AM0.31m
2:56PM0.37m
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
9
8
8
8
9
9
9
8
8
9
9
9
10
11
9
7
Feels °C
1
2
0
-1
-1
0
1
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
6
4
3
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