Dunedin - St Clair Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.50° E

Dunedin - St Clair 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunedin - St Clair sea temperature is
10.6°C
1.8° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Clair at 9AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (26 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Evening (26 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
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1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.7
S
16
1.9
S
16
2
S
17
2.1
S
16
2.1
S
16
2.1
S
14
2
S
14
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
1
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
887
874
849
990
1533
1901
2209
2347
2109
1818
1454
1057
885
646
544
446
363
300
289
279
210
167
212
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
WNW
10
W
10
S
10
S
15
S
15
S
10
SE
20
ENE
25
ENE
35
NE
40
NE
45
NE
45
NE
35
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
20
W
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross
High Tide
2:12AM1.59m
2:36PM1.68m
2:53AM1.62m
3:17PM1.70m
3:33AM1.64m
3:57PM1.71m
Low Tide
8:28AM0.27m
8:56PM0.29m
9:10AM0.23m
9:36PM0.25m
9:50AM0.20m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
6:02
 mm
1
3
4
4
1
2
Temp °C
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
7
6
6
7
7
7
8
9
8
8
8
10
11
11
11
9
Feels °C
6
8
7
5
5
4
4
3
1
-1
-2
-2
-3
-2
2
3
3
4
8
9
9
6
4
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