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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 5 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast 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
13.5° C
(Which is 2.5°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 1AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - St Clair. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | |
119 | 96 | 900 | 2736 | 3010 | 1548 | 1533 | 1317 | 1162 | 1014 | 331 | 261 | 258 | 247 | 513 | 290 | 378 | 395 | 536 | 574 | 581 | 468 | 376 | 366 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | |
High Tide | 2:19PM1.79m | 2:40AM1.75m | 3:03PM1.78m | 3:23AM1.71m | 3:46PM1.76m | 4:06AM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:40PM0.26m | 8:59AM0.25m | 9:24PM0.27m | 9:40AM0.26m | 10:06PM0.29m | 10:20AM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 |
16 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 119 | 86 | 5 | 1137 | 1353 | 1548 | 1533 | 1317 | 1162 | 1014 | 279 | 230 | 244 | 190 | 513 | 290 | 378 | 395 | 536 | 574 | 581 | 468 | 376 | 366 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | NE 6 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 4 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 102 | 96 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 331 | 261 | 258 | 247 | 3 | 84 | 56 | 42 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | E 15 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | — | S 9 | — | S 9 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 6 | — | 1 | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | SW 5 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 51 | 900 | 2736 | 3010 | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 290 | 30 | 30 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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