Dunedin - St Clair Surf Break

Dunedin - St Clair 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.50° E

Issued: 5 pm 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - St Clair sea temperature is
11.8° 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 (17 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Clair at 9PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)--
Afternoon (17 Jun)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (17 Jun)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
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
3
3
3
3
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
11
1.5
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
3.5
SW
12
4
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.1
S
16
2.3
S
16
2.3
S
16
2.1
S
16
2
S
15
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.7
SSW
13
1
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.8
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2293
531
617
628
533
524
3061
4112
2358
2209
2803
2811
2206
1712
1225
976
681
566
224
178
173
330
276
229
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
20
WNW
30
W
25
W
10
SSE
5
E
10
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
N
10
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
10
NW
20
SSW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
5:46PM1.94m
6:12AM1.78m
6:46PM1.89m
7:14AM1.75m
7:47PM1.84m
8:15AM1.73m
Low Tide
00:00AM0.09m
12:18PM0.05m
00:53AM0.13m
1:13PM0.10m
1:47AM0.17m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:18
8:18
8:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:58
4:58
4:59
 mm
1
1
3
Temp °C
8
7
6
6
6
6
7
11
12
9
8
8
7
7
7
11
16
15
15
14
12
14
12
12
Feels °C
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
6
6
6
5
3
3
3
7
13
10
11
11
9
11
8
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
11
1.5
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.7
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
14
2.1
S
16
2.3
S
16
2.3
S
16
2.1
S
16
2
S
15
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.7
SSW
13
1
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.8
SSW
13
Energy kJ
1139
531
617
628
533
524
640
754
1533
2209
2803
2811
2206
1712
1225
976
681
566
224
178
173
330
276
229
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
0.8
SSW
13
0.6
S
14
0.1
SE
12
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.9
S
15
1.4
SSW
15
0.1
E
20
0.1
E
20
0.1
E
19
0.1
E
19
0.6
NE
5
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
S
10
0.8
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.8
NE
7
Energy kJ
6
232
150
6
109
109
109
343
892
8
7
7
7
16
208
173
96
47
61
54
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.2
E
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
19
0.1
S
21
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.1
SE
17
0.3
S
18
0.3
SSW
18
Energy kJ
6
6
11
6
3
7
9
20
22
30
11
57
61
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
13
3.5
SW
12
4
SW
12
3
SW
12
0.5
N
3
0.4
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
1
NE
5
1.2
NE
6
0.4
SW
3
Energy kJ
2293
3061
4112
2358
5
3
12
53
105
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
3
3
3
3
3
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
30
13
0
0
0
0
15
27
30
62
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
21
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
3
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
8
4
4
4
5
4
9
9
9
7
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
8
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
7
5
5
6
5
6
6
6
5
5
8
7
7
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