Dunedin - St Clair Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.50° E

Dunedin - St Clair 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - St Clair sea temperature is
10.1° C
1.1° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Clair at 6PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (10 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (10 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)18s

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 Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
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)
3
3
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
16
1
S
15
1
S
15
1
S
14
0.8
S
18
1.2
S
17
1.2
S
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
S
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
596
477
441
423
399
859
781
768
749
739
749
329
253
237
172
169
167
165
150
265
243
236
178
176
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
W
5
SW
10
SW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
N
5
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:53AM1.76m
00:18AM1.69m
12:48PM1.83m
1:12AM1.74m
1:43PM1.89m
2:06AM1.78m
Low Tide
5:57PM0.26m
6:20AM0.19m
7:01PM0.21m
7:21AM0.13m
8:02PM0.16m
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:17
8:17
8:15
8:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
5:09
5:10
 mm
Temp °C
5
7
8
7
6
7
6
5
5
8
9
8
7
6
5
4
4
7
8
6
4
4
4
5
Feels °C
2
4
5
4
2
3
1
0
0
4
6
5
3
2
2
0
1
4
5
2
0
-1
-1
-1
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