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Dunedin - St Clair Surf Forecast
/ Otago (35 surf breaks) /
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Dunedin - St Clair surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 27 Nov 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Dunedin - St Clair surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dunedin - St Clair sea temperature is
13.6° C
(Which is 3.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dunedin - St Clair today?
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Clair at 6AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 27). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - St Clair. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 62 | 66 | 64 | 35 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 35 | 54 | 100 | 107 | 29 | 11 | 56 | 29 | 29 | 71 | 93 | 131 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- off | off | off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:31PM 1.45 | 9:58AM 1.57 | 10:23PM 1.49 | 10:49AM 1.60 | 11:14PM 1.56 | 11:39AM 1.65 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:16AM 0.39 | 3:50PM 0.40 | 4:06AM 0.37 | 4:39PM 0.37 | 5:00AM 0.34 | 5:32PM 0.32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:07 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 11 |
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