Dunedin - St Clair surf break

Dunedin - St Clair surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 18 Jun 2025 NZST
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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
10.9° C
(Which is 1.4°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 12PM is: 0.3m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (18 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Evening (18 Jun)2ft (0.6m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.3
SSW
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.9
E
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
SSW
1.1
SW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
S
1.2
SSW
0.6
E
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
1.1
SW
2.1
SSW
2.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
5
SSW
5.5
SSW
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.3
S
2.3
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)9991818171616161414121171010101099666661413131313121212121212111112131616151413121212121111111110101010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)7287661151381762152011911511178985137565655738910412716324823831521232732030827925920422919417112311341314662268146931996116453295721901626154613731739129110265994533142751941571229891
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
20
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
0
W
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
W
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
NE
10
N
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
WNW
35
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
10
W
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
5
N
10
N
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglassoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:08AM
1.82
9:32PM
1.88
10:06AM
1.87
10:31PM
1.91
11:04AM
1.93
11:30PM
1.94
12:01PM
1.99
12:27AM
1.96
12:57PM
2.05
1:24AM
1.96
1:53PM
2.08
2:22AM
1.96
2:51PM
2.10
3:19AM
1.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:38AM
0.34
3:58PM
0.26
4:35AM
0.32
4:53PM
0.26
5:31AM
0.27
5:52PM
0.25
6:27AM
0.21
6:54PM
0.23
7:23AM
0.15
7:56PM
0.18
8:19AM
0.10
8:56PM
0.11
9:16AM
0.06
9:53PM
0.07
10:13AM
0.03
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise--8:18-------8:18-------8:18-------8:19-------8:19-------8:19-------8:19-------8:19-
Sunset----4:58-------4:58-------4:59-------4:59-------4:59-------4:59-------5:00-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C777997677679101088881010101099988910877899141588766689754345810109999915
Feels °C (?)34354201014698553333342344568543454970-1-2-3-2-113311-101476566669
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