Dunedin - St Clair Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.50° E

Dunedin - St Clair 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - St Clair sea temperature is
10.4° C
1.3° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Clair at 12PM is: 1.4m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (09 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)18s
Evening (09 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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)
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.4
S
18
1.4
SSW
18
1.4
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.1
S
16
1
S
15
1
S
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
S
18
1.2
S
17
1.2
S
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1045
791
674
1328
1231
1217
1189
905
724
715
596
477
441
341
399
869
781
768
749
636
636
329
253
237
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
10
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
N
10
NW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
High Tide
10:59AM1.69m
11:23PM1.65m
11:53AM1.76m
00:18AM1.69m
12:48PM1.83m
Low Tide
4:20AM0.28m
4:54PM0.29m
5:19AM0.25m
5:57PM0.26m
6:20AM0.19m
7:01PM0.21m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:18
8:17
8:17
8:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:08
5:09
5:09
 mm
Temp °C
6
6
4
6
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
7
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
8
9
8
7
6
Feels °C
2
3
0
2
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
4
5
5
4
3
1
1
1
4
7
5
4
3
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