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Dunedin - St Clair surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 08 Dec 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
14.0° C
(Which is 2.7°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 10AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 08). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (08 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
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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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
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 kJ (?) | 33 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 39 | 68 | 101 | 97 | 96 | 94 | 92 | 54 | 52 | 50 | 56 | 55 | 83 | 85 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- on | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:16AM 1.90 | 7:43PM 1.73 | 8:17AM 1.84 | 8:45PM 1.70 | 9:17AM 1.79 | 9:45PM 1.67 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:26PM 0.13 | 1:45AM 0.11 | 2:21PM 0.19 | 2:40AM 0.18 | 3:16PM 0.25 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thu 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 9:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:19 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
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