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 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - St Clair sea temperature is
11.1°C
2.3° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Clair at 9AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 27). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (27 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (27 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
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)
!
1
2
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
2
2
0
1
1
2
0
1
0
0
1
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
16
2
S
15
2
S
14
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.8
S
10
1.6
SW
8
0.6
SW
9
0.8
SSW
10
1.2
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2164
1699
1519
1041
871
646
544
441
363
350
344
332
265
206
212
212
127
298
61
130
359
469
540
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
25
ENE
35
NE
40
NE
45
NE
45
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
5
W
5
SSW
10
SW
20
W
20
W
10
W
15
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:53AM1.62m
3:17PM1.70m
3:33AM1.64m
3:57PM1.71m
4:14AM1.65m
4:38PM1.70m
Low Tide
9:10AM0.23m
9:36PM0.25m
9:50AM0.20m
10:14PM0.23m
10:30AM0.18m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
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part cloud
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:15
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
6:04
 mm
2
2
Temp °C
7
7
6
6
7
8
9
8
8
9
10
12
12
11
10
8
8
9
9
12
12
11
9
Feels °C
2
0
-2
-3
-3
-2
2
2
4
3
8
11
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
7
7
7
4
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