Dunedin - St Clair Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.50° E

Dunedin - St Clair 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - St Clair sea temperature is
11.0°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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Clair at 3PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (06 Sep)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (06 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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)
3
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
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)
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.2
S
21
0.2
S
21
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
694
554
446
441
324
231
165
163
154
151
136
127
96
68
66
64
46
45
44
35
35
Wind (km/h)
0
NW
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
N
5
WSW
10
WSW
0
SE
15
E
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
N
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
W
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
off
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
11:24AM1.75m
11:49PM1.65m
12:21PM1.80m
00:45AM1.71m
1:16PM1.84m
Low Tide
5:29PM0.27m
5:52AM0.19m
6:35PM0.23m
6:56AM0.14m
7:34PM0.17m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:15
6:15
 mm
1
1
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
7
7
7
7
6
7
7
6
6
8
8
8
7
6
6
6
7
10
10
9
8
Feels °C
5
5
4
4
3
5
4
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
8
7
7
6
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