Dunedin - St Clair surf break

Dunedin - St Clair surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 26 May 2026 NZST
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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
12.4° C
(Which is 2.4°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 8AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (26 May)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (26 May)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the W by Wed night).

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
2
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
0.6
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
11
1
S
15
2.3
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.3
S
14
2.4
S
15
2.3
S
14
2.2
S
14
2.2
S
14
4
SSW
13
4.5
SSW
13
4.5
SSW
14
3
S
15
3
S
16
3
S
16
3
S
16
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.4
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
397
336
106
550
434
2246
3089
3173
3264
2095
2412
2095
1822
1744
5242
6425
7783
3781
4598
4465
3882
3387
3081
2627
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
30
W
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
12:20PM1.74m
00:42AM1.72m
1:08PM1.74m
1:28AM1.69m
1:53PM1.74m
Low Tide
6:07AM0.30m
6:35PM0.32m
7:00AM0.29m
7:28PM0.32m
7:47AM0.29m
8:16PM0.32m
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:03
8:03
8:04
8:04
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:05
5:05
5:04
2
2
Temp °C
12
8
8
7
9
8
6
6
5
5
6
9
12
9
8
7
7
7
9
11
11
11
9
9
7
3
3
3
5
4
3
3
2
2
3
6
9
5
3
2
1
0
2
4
5
5
4
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.9
S
7
1.3
S
10
2.3
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.3
S
14
2.4
S
15
2.3
S
14
2.2
S
14
2.2
S
14
2.2
S
13
2.4
S
14
2.5
S
14
3
S
15
3
S
16
3
S
16
3
S
16
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.4
S
15
Energy kJ
397
336
106
70
347
2246
3089
3173
3264
2095
2412
2095
1822
1744
1736
2116
2698
3781
4598
4465
3882
3387
3081
2627
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.5
S
11
0.6
S
16
1
S
15
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
1.2
S
17
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
12
0.3
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
Energy kJ
20
20
63
177
434
19
19
19
20
861
23
26
28
14
11
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
S
16
0.6
S
11
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
Energy kJ
40
81
89
19
20
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
4
0.7
SSW
5
0.9
S
5
1.5
SSW
11
4
SSW
13
4.5
SSW
13
4.5
SSW
14
Energy kJ
6
23
45
550
5242
6425
7783
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
4
2
2
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
7
7
7
5
6
5
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
33
108
15
13
15
13
1
1
1
1
1
1
13
13
15
14
22
62
15
62
79
22
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
3
3
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
7
5
6
5
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
7
5
6
9
4
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
5
6
7
7
7
8
9
9
7
6
9
7
9
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