Dunedin - St Clair Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.50° E

Dunedin - St Clair 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunedin - St Clair sea temperature is
10.9°C
1.7° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Clair at 5AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (06 Oct)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (06 Oct)2ft (0.6m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
1
S
11
1.1
S
17
0.9
SSW
17
1.2
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
311
290
269
201
198
183
198
235
304
273
263
193
191
188
191
188
231
225
222
301
229
742
470
771
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
WNW
5
W
5
NW
5
NW
5
SSE
10
SSE
25
S
10
S
10
SE
15
E
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
Wind State
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:37AM1.68m
1:07PM1.79m
1:32AM1.73m
2:00PM1.82m
2:24AM1.78m
2:50PM1.83m
Low Tide
6:41AM0.20m
7:21PM0.22m
7:44AM0.16m
8:18PM0.17m
8:41AM0.12m
9:10PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:58
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Temp °C
10
10
8
11
14
15
14
13
12
11
11
12
14
14
8
7
6
6
5
6
7
7
8
7
Feels °C
8
9
6
9
11
12
11
11
10
9
8
10
11
11
2
3
3
2
0
0
1
0
2
2
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