Dunedin - St Clair Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.50° E

Dunedin - St Clair 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunedin - St Clair sea temperature is
10.3° C
1.3° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Clair at 4PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s 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 (15 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Afternoon (15 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (15 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
!
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
!
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
1.3
SW
10
1.5
SW
10
1.7
SSW
11
3.5
SW
14
1.9
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1
ESE
17
1
ESE
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
19
2.1
S
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
367
276
269
201
198
184
176
222
222
327
477
622
5186
1581
1422
666
558
573
545
898
898
1035
2782
3269
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NW
5
N
10
N
10
NW
15
NNW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
20
WNW
Wind State
off
off
glassy
off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:30PM1.95m
4:54AM1.81m
5:26PM1.92m
5:51AM1.79m
6:23PM1.87m
Low Tide
10:14AM-0.01m
10:48PM0.06m
11:07AM-0.00m
11:40PM0.07m
11:59AM0.03m
00:30AM0.10m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:14
8:12
8:12
8:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
7
8
10
8
7
8
7
8
8
10
11
10
8
8
7
6
6
10
12
10
9
8
8
9
Feels °C
4
5
8
5
4
4
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
6
9
7
6
4
4
3
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