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Dunedin - St Clair Surf Forecast
/ Otago (35 surf breaks) /
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Dunedin - St Clair surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 17 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
13.9° C
(Which is 2.5°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 2PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - St Clair. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 225 | 160 | 133 | 84 | 84 | 79 | 80 | 87 | 81 | 69 | 68 | 39 | 46 | 35 | 85 | 142 | 126 | 121 | 81 | 40 | 37 | 49 | 64 | 178 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:36PM 1.90 | 4:01AM 1.85 | 4:26PM 1.92 | 4:52AM 1.82 | 5:20PM 1.92 | 5:46AM 1.78 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:29AM 0.15 | 9:57PM 0.12 | 10:17AM 0.12 | 10:47PM 0.11 | 11:05AM 0.11 | 11:37PM 0.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
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