Dunedin - St Clair Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.50° E

Dunedin - St Clair 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - St Clair sea temperature is
10.5° C
1.4° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Clair at 5PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 08). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)2ft (0.6m)17s
Afternoon (08 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (08 Jul)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon).

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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)
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.4
S
11
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.4
S
18
1.4
S
18
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
S
16
1
S
15
1
S
15
0.9
SSW
14
1.2
S
18
1.2
S
17
1.1
S
16
1.2
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
217
376
341
534
400
434
1045
894
674
1328
1201
1057
1033
778
749
628
596
477
441
341
909
869
659
734
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
25
S
20
S
25
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
10
SW
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
10:05AM1.62m
10:30PM1.62m
10:59AM1.69m
11:23PM1.65m
11:53AM1.76m
00:18AM1.69m
Low Tide
3:54PM0.31m
4:20AM0.28m
4:54PM0.29m
5:19AM0.25m
5:57PM0.26m
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:18
8:18
8:17
8:17
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:08
5:09
 mm
7
6
4
2
1
Temp °C
6
6
6
6
7
6
6
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
4
4
5
6
8
7
7
6
6
5
Feels °C
-1
0
1
0
1
1
2
1
2
3
3
3
1
1
0
0
2
3
5
4
4
2
1
1
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