Dunedin - St Clair surf break

Dunedin - St Clair surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 29 Mar 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
15.3° C
(Which is 3.3°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 6PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 29). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (29 Mar)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (29 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
3
1
0
2
!
0
0
!
!
!
0
!
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.8
ESE
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.9
SW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
3.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SW
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
Period(s) (?)9121212121716161616169111314141413141311111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1238311311316461080778778765390655017241818509976965789462644674863835785771676
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
5
WNW
15
WSW
30
SSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
30
SW
20
WSW
25
W
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:02PM
1.78
2:30AM
1.86
2:52PM
1.81
3:19AM
1.85
3:41PM
1.83
4:05AM
1.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:56AM
0.29
8:19PM
0.23
8:51AM
0.25
9:13PM
0.20
9:40AM
0.21
10:01PM
0.19
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise--------7:52-------7:52-------
Sunset---7:34-------7:31-------7:30----
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--1111141-----1---------
Temp. °C13141716161513121116171311117781112119878
Feels °C (?)1012151517148761211851-2-103554434
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