Dunedin - St Clair surf break

Dunedin - St Clair surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 19 Nov 2025 NZDT
Forecast 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
12.6° C
(Which is 2.3°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 4PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 19). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (19 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (19 Nov)2ft (0.6m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
SSW
0.3
SW
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)131115151515151514151515151514141414141415161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)171978181169123121121701217412812516716311511311511680128191191172
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
E
5
SSE
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
0
SW
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
15
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:12PM
1.61
4:34AM
1.67
4:53PM
1.58
5:15AM
1.65
5:35PM
1.54
5:58AM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:15AM
0.30
10:29PM
0.29
10:55AM
0.31
11:07PM
0.30
11:35AM
0.33
11:46PM
0.32
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunrise-------5:52-------5:50-------5:50
Sunset---8:52-------8:54-------8:55----
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------122---
Temp. °C151515141313111217192322201917121210101010101010
Feels °C (?)14121211121191016151818181614996889888
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