Dunedin - St Clair Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.50° E

Dunedin - St Clair 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunedin - St Clair sea temperature is
10.3° C
1.4° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Clair at 11AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (27 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (27 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
13
1.2
ESE
13
1.3
ESE
14
1.4
ESE
14
1.5
ESE
14
1.5
ESE
13
1.5
ESE
13
1.6
ESE
13
1.6
ESE
13
1.6
ESE
13
1.6
ESE
13
1.5
ESE
13
1.5
ESE
13
1.5
ESE
13
1.5
ESE
13
1.4
ESE
13
1.4
ESE
13
1.4
ESE
12
1.3
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
244
189
222
303
298
461
624
711
801
778
755
841
841
841
854
767
767
755
744
643
623
567
475
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:01AM1.56m
2:25PM1.66m
2:43AM1.57m
3:07PM1.67m
3:25AM1.58m
3:49PM1.68m
Low Tide
8:18AM0.32m
8:48PM0.34m
9:00AM0.29m
9:29PM0.31m
9:41AM0.26m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:03
8:02
8:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:27
 mm
Temp °C
5
5
6
9
11
10
9
9
9
9
10
13
14
12
11
9
9
8
8
11
12
11
10
Feels °C
0
1
1
5
8
7
5
5
5
5
6
10
11
9
8
5
5
4
5
9
10
8
7
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Dunedin - St Clair surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest