Dunedin - St Clair Surf Break

Dunedin - St Clair 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.50° E

Issued: 5 pm 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - St Clair sea temperature is
11.6° C

2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (23 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Clair at 11PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 23). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)--
Afternoon (23 Jun)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (23 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

Tue
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
3
3
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
9
2.2
S
10
3
SSW
11
1.9
S
10
1.9
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.5
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
304
295
434
361
361
299
317
254
189
184
139
484
604
459
566
949
942
1853
780
826
639
450
307
241
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
30
W
25
W
35
W
45
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
10
SSW
15
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
11:26PM1.66m
11:53AM1.68m
00:14AM1.63m
12:41PM1.68m
1:00AM1.61m
Low Tide
5:06PM0.34m
5:32AM0.33m
6:05PM0.37m
6:27AM0.34m
6:59PM0.37m
7:17AM0.33m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:19
8:19
8:19
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
8
7
8
8
8
9
9
6
6
5
6
5
7
7
8
7
6
4
4
4
5
7
Feels °C
7
6
5
3
4
4
5
5
4
0
-1
-2
-1
-4
-3
-2
0
0
2
-1
0
0
1
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
12
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
2.1
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.9
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.5
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
9
Energy kJ
304
295
434
361
361
299
317
254
189
184
139
484
604
459
57
41
27
890
780
826
639
450
307
241
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
E
8
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.4
NE
8
0.6
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
Energy kJ
182
146
1
1
1
4
4
15
12
6
13
10
18
61
27
327
258
141
149
187
141
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
9
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
S
8
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
Energy kJ
3
3
1
1
17
14
5
1
47
46
65
68
68
68
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.6
SW
3
0.8
SW
5
1
SW
6
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
W
4
0.8
WSW
4
2.2
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
9
2.2
S
10
3
SSW
11
Energy kJ
3
3
4
2
7
6
31
65
17
9
19
566
949
942
1853
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
4
4
2
1
4
4
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
30
30
25
15
15
20
263
263
185
33
13
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
3
3
1
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
8
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
8
4
4
5
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