Dunedin - St Clair surf break

Dunedin - St Clair surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 14 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
15.0° C
(Which is 1.8°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 7AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 14). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Feb)1ft (0.3m)16s
Afternoon (14 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (14 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
E
0.9
E
1.1
E
1.1
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.7
E
1.8
E
2.3
E
Period(s) (?)712121116151515141413131312129910998101314
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)66297971507911512316315214119813311911712113322616828725552710871990
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
10
E
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
ENE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:26AM
1.68
2:44PM
1.61
3:09AM
1.72
3:27PM
1.65
3:52AM
1.76
4:09PM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:11PM
0.42
8:45AM
0.43
8:59PM
0.36
9:30AM
0.37
9:43PM
0.31
10:12AM
0.32
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Sunrise---6:50-------6:50-------6:52----
Sunset-------8:52-------8:51-------8:49
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
------28-----------12111
Temp. °C1313121214161311111099111313121111111111111111
Feels °C (?)81199101111910876999877778777
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