Dunedin - St Clair Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.50° E

Dunedin - St Clair 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunedin - St Clair sea temperature is
11.1°C
2.1° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Clair at 4PM is: 2.2m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 2.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s
Afternoon (20 Sep)7ft (2.2m)17s
Evening (20 Sep)5ft (1.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the NW by Mon morning).

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
!
1
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
17
2.2
S
17
1.8
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.3
S
11
1
S
11
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6818
3486
2900
1904
1240
882
721
607
617
418
220
222
228
296
375
402
424
520
867
1074
1088
Wind (km/h)
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
25
WSW
10
W
10
N
15
N
10
NNW
5
NW
10
NNE
20
NNW
20
NNW
35
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
35
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:06AM1.54m
11:28PM1.48m
11:53AM1.57m
00:14AM1.52m
12:38PM1.61m
Low Tide
5:05PM0.46m
5:23AM0.42m
6:00PM0.42m
6:17AM0.38m
6:50PM0.38m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:30
6:32
6:34
 mm
4
3
1
1
7
2
Temp °C
6
9
11
10
7
7
7
7
10
15
19
16
8
6
6
6
9
9
9
5
5
Feels °C
-4
-1
3
4
3
4
3
3
7
12
15
12
0
0
-1
-1
2
1
3
-1
0
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