Dunedin - St Clair Surf Break

Dunedin - St Clair 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.50° E

Issued: 5 am 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - St Clair sea temperature is
10.6° 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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Clair at 12PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (07 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (07 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Wed afternoon, min 3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SE
8
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
S
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
S
15
0.9
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.5
S
14
1.6
S
18
1.5
S
18
1.4
S
17
1.3
S
17
0.9
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
413
346
336
336
299
232
225
222
218
173
217
376
341
411
484
360
529
431
877
1706
1357
1187
1004
432
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
5
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
W
10
WSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
30
SSE
25
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
SW
0
SW
5
NW
5
WNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:12AM1.57m
9:37PM1.60m
10:05AM1.62m
10:30PM1.62m
10:59AM1.69m
11:23PM1.65m
Low Tide
2:38AM0.33m
3:00PM0.32m
3:27AM0.31m
3:54PM0.31m
4:20AM0.28m
4:54PM0.29m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:18
8:18
8:18
8:17
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:07
5:07
5:08
 mm
1
3
4
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
6
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
6
5
5
4
Feels °C
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
-1
1
2
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SE
8
1.7
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
11
1.1
E
11
1.6
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.5
S
14
1.6
S
18
1.5
S
18
1.4
S
17
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
Energy kJ
413
318
222
159
117
96
156
185
197
201
209
218
270
308
291
238
183
156
877
1706
1357
1187
408
400
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
S
15
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
S
17
0.9
SSW
16
Energy kJ
288
346
336
336
299
232
225
222
218
173
170
376
341
411
484
338
332
314
296
347
361
416
1004
432
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
8
0.2
SSW
8
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.7
ENE
10
0.9
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
6
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
S
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.7
S
19
0.9
SSW
18
1.1
SW
17
0.9
S
11
Energy kJ
35
6
60
81
55
83
67
47
40
103
217
313
360
529
431
358
490
671
181
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
1
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
5
1.9
S
7
1.9
S
7
Energy kJ
56
49
51
58
73
308
358
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
21
21
5
5
4
5
0
0
13
21
21
21
22
22
22
21
21
20
13
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
8
8
7
6
7
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
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