Dunedin - St Clair Surf Break

Dunedin - St Clair 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.50° E

Issued: 5 am 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunedin - St Clair sea temperature is
10.7° C

1.5°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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Clair at 9AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 05). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (05 Jul)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (05 Jul)11ft (3.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 69mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Tue night, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
13
2.1
S
7
2.5
S
7
3.5
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.4
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
1.3
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
94
84
360
215
389
800
1400
1584
1284
1108
1073
979
805
650
581
435
355
346
269
336
299
229
222
312
Wind (km/h)
0
SE
25
WSW
35
SSW
40
S
45
S
45
S
45
S
45
S
40
S
35
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
0
NNE
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
7:32AM1.52m
7:57PM1.59m
8:20AM1.53m
8:46PM1.59m
9:12AM1.57m
9:37PM1.60m
Low Tide
1:13AM0.35m
1:27PM0.32m
1:54AM0.34m
2:12PM0.32m
2:38AM0.33m
3:00PM0.32m
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:18
8:18
8:18
8:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:06
5:06
5:07
 mm
1
3
7
8
8
13
11
8
5
2
1
Temp °C
9
7
6
7
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
Feels °C
8
1
-2
-2
-4
-4
-4
-3
-3
-1
-1
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
4
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
1.1
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
2.4
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.4
SE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
ENE
10
1.3
E
10
Energy kJ
432
561
485
339
223
166
157
154
772
888
877
686
805
650
581
435
328
276
193
131
99
229
159
312
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.8
SW
13
0.2
E
11
0.7
SW
13
1.1
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
Energy kJ
94
84
156
215
9
176
231
269
150
115
69
47
653
534
406
380
355
346
269
336
299
51
222
218
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
4
0.9
SW
15
0.2
SSW
21
0.7
SSW
19
0.7
SW
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
8
0.7
E
9
0.5
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ESE
7
0.2
S
19
Energy kJ
3
360
44
312
81
32
33
38
38
15
13
78
55
73
98
61
30
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
6
1.1
SSW
4
1.7
S
6
2.1
S
7
2.5
S
7
3.5
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
Energy kJ
13
40
197
389
800
1400
1584
1284
1108
1073
979
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
4
4
1
1
2
5
1
1
1
1
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
0
20
174
257
257
181
181
317
221
185
185
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
5
4
4
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
1
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
5
6
7
5
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
7
7
5
5
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