Dunedin - St Clair surf break

Dunedin - St Clair surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 17 Apr 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
14.0° C
(Which is 2.7°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 3AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (18 Apr)1ft (0.3m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.2
SSE
1.4
S
1.5
ESE
Period(s) (?)9151615141414141413161615151414145688898
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)849380868169686636358514212612169403732245709800682284257
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
5
W
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
15
S
10
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:01AM
1.85
4:26PM
1.92
4:52AM
1.82
5:20PM
1.92
5:46AM
1.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:57PM
0.12
10:17AM
0.12
10:47PM
0.11
11:05AM
0.11
11:37PM
0.12
11:55AM
0.12
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise----7:16-------7:18-------7:20---
Sunset------5:55-------5:54-------5:52-
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------11--------111----
Temp. °C13131111121514121110101010101111111110109999
Feels °C (?)1112999131098787767787443433
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