Dunedin - St Clair surf break

Dunedin - St Clair surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 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
14.3° C
(Which is 2.9°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 6AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (16 Apr)7ft (2.2m)12s
Evening (16 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
S
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1.7
SW
2.4
SW
2.2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.7
SW
1.3
S
1.2
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.7
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)9101010101312988899999151516151414149
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)28823020521855718171402601372219346262225157130788493807470696839
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
30
W
40
W
45
W
45
W
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
25
W
15
WNW
10
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
5
S
5
S
5
NW
5
NW
10
N
10
ENE
20
NE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
offcrosscross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:28AM
1.83
2:49PM
1.86
3:13AM
1.85
3:36PM
1.90
4:01AM
1.85
4:26PM
1.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:19PM
0.21
8:43AM
0.20
9:08PM
0.15
9:29AM
0.15
9:57PM
0.12
10:17AM
0.12
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise----7:13-------7:16-------7:16---
Sunset-------6:00------5:58-------5:55-
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
23----------------------
Temp. °C999910111210101099101416151313121113161413
Feels °C (?)420-101312355681111121211911131011
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