Dunedin - St Clair Surf Break

Dunedin - St Clair 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.50° E

Issued: 11 am 14 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - St Clair sea temperature is
12.1° C

2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (14 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Clair at 3PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (14 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (14 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Sun
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wed
17
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
!
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
S
12
0.5
S
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
17
2.5
SW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
1.3
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
1.1
S
13
1.3
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
155
152
148
113
123
167
366
456
1749
3470
1375
513
225
234
207
217
225
241
267
272
220
181
414
555
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
W
10
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
ENE
5
N
15
N
15
NNW
35
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
2:54PM1.95m
3:18AM1.82m
3:49PM1.97m
4:14AM1.81m
4:46PM1.96m
5:12AM1.80m
Low Tide
8:39AM0.08m
9:16PM0.10m
9:34AM0.04m
10:12PM0.08m
10:29AM0.02m
11:06PM0.08m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:17
8:18
8:18
8:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:58
4:58
4:58
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
9
14
17
16
12
11
11
10
10
10
9
8
8
7
5
5
4
6
8
7
8
9
8
8
Feels °C
5
10
13
12
10
9
7
5
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
4
6
4
4
4
0
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
16
0.2
E
12
1
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
1.2
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
1.1
S
13
1.3
SSW
13
Energy kJ
155
152
148
94
123
167
366
456
1749
1569
12
513
225
176
207
217
225
241
267
272
220
181
414
555
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.3
NE
5
0.3
S
10
0.1
NE
5
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
5
Energy kJ
91
86
85
113
57
61
4
17
1
13
12
6
6
234
169
120
104
89
138
140
134
128
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.1
SE
12
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
5
0.1
E
12
0.3
NE
5
0.1
SE
13
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
6
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.4
SW
13
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.3
NE
4
0.2
ESE
13
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
2
3
5
4
3
3
3
4
7
2
2
5
5
5
5
42
4
7
7
2
17
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NNE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.8
SW
4
0.8
SW
6
1.6
SW
6
2.5
SW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.1
S
6
1.2
S
6
0.4
NNE
3
0.3
WSW
2
1.2
SW
5
Energy kJ
7
10
4
13
16
39
193
3470
1375
75
109
3
1
63
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
9
5
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
13
13
20
79
77
174
185
24
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
77
312
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
9
3
9
5
2
7
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
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