Dunedin - St Clair Surf Break

Dunedin - St Clair 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.50° E

Issued: 5 am 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - St Clair sea temperature is
11.0° C

1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Clair at 10AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (01 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (01 Jul)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
14
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.3
E
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
229
239
184
189
178
127
123
92
96
57
58
60
62
82
82
40
40
40
18
17
49
50
51
34
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NE
5
N
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NE
10
N
15
N
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
4:36AM1.55m
5:01PM1.65m
5:18AM1.54m
5:43PM1.63m
6:01AM1.52m
6:26PM1.62m
Low Tide
10:47AM0.30m
11:16PM0.33m
11:26AM0.30m
11:54PM0.34m
12:05PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:19
8:19
8:19
8:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:02
5:04
5:04
 mm
Temp °C
7
7
7
9
10
9
8
8
8
8
7
9
11
10
9
8
8
8
8
10
15
14
14
13
Feels °C
4
4
4
7
8
7
5
5
5
5
4
6
9
7
6
4
5
5
5
7
11
11
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
Energy kJ
116
239
184
189
178
127
123
92
48
47
48
50
52
82
82
54
53
53
52
51
21
30
38
42
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
13
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
NE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
Energy kJ
229
74
53
66
50
50
71
49
96
57
58
60
62
63
4
8
8
9
6
9
49
50
51
32
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
E
14
Energy kJ
68
68
70
50
40
20
24
14
12
6
2
2
1
3
40
40
40
40
18
17
17
17
16
34
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.9
NE
6
1
NE
6
1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
Energy kJ
3
7
3
2
10
14
18
18
19
52
61
64
95
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
11
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
7
7
6
6
5
5
7
9
9
9
5
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