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Dunedin - St Clair surf break

Dunedin - St Clair surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 09 Jan 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
15.9° C
 (Which is 3.4°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: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 09). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (09 Jan)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (09 Jan)5ft (1.5m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
3
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
0.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.8
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.6
SSW
2.5
SW
1.4
SSW
1.6
SW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)61766915151515141414141313131313161514889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)62571461725617976737170163160110102353434351912972796330334455
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
20
SSW
30
S
15
SSW
0
NW
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
NNE
15
ENE
10
NE
15
N
10
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
W
35
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscrosscross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:41AM
1.71
10:09PM
1.66
10:34AM
1.66
11:02PM
1.64
11:25AM
1.61
11:53PM
1.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:35PM
0.31
3:59AM
0.35
4:26PM
0.37
4:53AM
0.41
5:19PM
0.41
5:50AM
0.45
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise-------6:00-------6:01-------6:01
Sunset---9:29-------9:29-------9:29----
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
1------273--------------
Temp. °C141817151313131212151921201920202121191512111011
Feels °C (?)1014111112101110111517201817161717131395324
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