Dunedin - St Clair Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.50° E

Dunedin - St Clair 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 16 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - St Clair sea temperature is
12.8°C
2.4° 

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 (16 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Clair at 12PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (16 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (16 Nov)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thu
19
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
1
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.1
S
11
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
236
289
452
168
210
261
669
669
281
507
437
361
372
303
246
249
249
536
649
932
1569
2084
2053
3920
3365
3916
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
0
NNW
35
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
15
SW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
20
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
W
30
W
30
W
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:59AM1.53m
10:23PM1.44m
10:48AM1.54m
11:12PM1.48m
11:35AM1.57m
11:58PM1.53m
Low Tide
3:14AM0.42m
3:47PM0.45m
4:02AM0.43m
4:35PM0.44m
4:52AM0.42m
5:25PM0.41m
5:44AM0.39m
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5:56
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5:52
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8:49
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8:50
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 mm
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3
1
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1
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1
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Temp °C
12
12
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
12
14
14
14
12
12
10
9
11
11
11
10
8
7
7
9
Feels °C
10
12
2
3
2
5
7
7
6
3
9
10
11
10
10
9
5
4
3
2
1
0
-1
0
-1
1
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