Dunedin - St Clair Surf Break
Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.50° E

Dunedin - St Clair 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Dunedin - St Clair

Issued: 11 am 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunedin - St Clair sea temperature is
12.3° C

2.6°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 (09 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jun, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Clair at 6PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.8m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jun)18ft (5.5m)14s
Afternoon (09 Jun)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (09 Jun)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue morning, calm by Thu afternoon).

Tue
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Fri
12
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)
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5.5
SSW
14
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
12
2
S
12
1.7
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
0.5
S
17
0.9
SSE
13
1
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.7
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12203
5417
4645
4163
3314
2408
1505
1103
683
505
424
319
154
282
325
508
429
325
190
167
286
201
193
186
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
W
10
SW
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
0
SW
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
15
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:37AM1.60m
11:01PM1.65m
11:26AM1.68m
11:50PM1.70m
12:17PM1.76m
00:40AM1.74m
Low Tide
4:24PM0.34m
4:53AM0.32m
5:22PM0.30m
5:49AM0.27m
6:21PM0.26m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:14
8:15
8:15
8:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:59
4:59
4:58
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
9
10
11
9
10
10
9
8
8
11
13
10
10
10
9
9
9
11
12
11
11
11
9
10
Feels °C
1
4
5
3
5
6
4
4
4
8
10
7
7
7
6
6
6
8
10
8
6
7
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
S
15
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
12
2
S
12
1.7
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.9
SSE
13
1
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.7
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
Energy kJ
7093
5417
4645
4163
3314
2408
1505
1103
683
505
424
319
125
282
325
508
429
325
190
167
286
201
193
186
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
20
1.2
S
19
1
S
19
1.8
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.7
SE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.7
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
Energy kJ
791
1092
713
1226
1688
528
557
43
82
81
66
110
106
108
116
259
253
174
121
118
99
58
56
38
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
20
0.2
S
19
0.3
SE
11
0.5
S
17
0.8
S
9
0.7
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
8
0.2
S
20
0.3
S
18
0.5
S
18
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
NE
4
Energy kJ
18
15
30
20
154
108
266
44
57
30
57
156
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5.5
SSW
14
0.2
WNW
3
0.4
W
3
0.2
WSW
3
Energy kJ
12203
1
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
9
5
5
6
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
174
30
22
24
15
13
13
13
0
0
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
7
6
5
4
5
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
7
8
8
9
9
9
7
6
8
6
6
5
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